XY Capital is always looking for talented professionals with good character to work and grow with us. If you are interested in joining us, please send your resume to hr@xycapitalgroup.com with your current and expected salary.
Open Positions (click to view details):
Job Description
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for a strong candidate to join our software development team.
We seek a candidate with to assist in the further development of our trading tools and
provide day-to-day operational support to end users. This candidate will also be assisting
with the design and development of new trading algorithms. This role will report to a
Senior Developer and will be a core member of the XY Capital staff as we continue to
grow and scale.
Responsibilities:
Contribute to all levels of the SDLC as we develop software to support our trading operations
Help coordinate various software development efforts across the company
Collaborate with traders to understand and anticipate trading technologies needed
Document software performance and proactively optimize as needed
Provide support to end users as needed
Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
Degree holder in Computer Science or equivalent
1 to 3 years working experience in algorithmic trading environment and/or high
frequency trading system development
Proficiency in C++11/14/17
Experience in Java/Scala/C#/Rust/Python would be a plus
Experience in Memory/CPU profiling/optimization, multi-threading and distributed computing
Experience in using high performance messaging bus such as ZMQ, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ
Experience in developing on the Linux platform with libraries such as BOOST and STL
Experience with revision control tools such as Git
Good knowledge of SQL based RDBMS
Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment
Good command of spoken and written English
New graduates will also be considered
Preference for:
Knowledge in FIX/OUCH/ITCH/SBE protocol
Knowledge in NoSQL database is also a plus: Mongo, KDB+, Redis, Timescale, Cassandra
Familiarity with Agile development using CI/CD tools such as GitLab/Jenkins/CircleCI
Background in exchange trading at a prop firm or hedge fund
We offer a competitive package (based on experience) and includes attractive fringe benefits to the right candidate.
To apply, please send your detailed resume including your current and expected salary in English via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for interns to join the team. You will participate in
developing and testing trading strategies and performing market analysis to provide
insight and feedback for sr. management.
Responsibilities:
Work with traders and developers on creating and testing trading strategies
Perform data analysis and prepare summary of findings
Meet with CEO and traders weekly to review data
Report to and be mentored by junior trader, who was also an intern
Help set up new trading desks
Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
Degree in Finance, Math, Economics, or Computer Science preferred
Students who are going to graduate in the year of 2020 or later
GPA 3.5 or above
Willing to take an academic leave during the internship
Full-time only, part-time will not be considered
Strong interest in finance, trading, and business news
Programming skills (e.g. R, Python, Excel VBA) and experience in data
science are expected
Knowledge in fields related to statistical analysis (e.g. machine learning) is a
plus
Ability to work in a fast paced and highly collaborative environment
Strong command of spoken and written English
Self-starter that can lead and work independently
Must already possess a working visa
Expect to work in Hong Kong after graduation
To apply, please send your detailed resume via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for interns to join the team. You will be working closely with
our developer / trading team and will be assigned development projects. You’ll also be
performing technical research to provide insight and feedback to the team.
Responsibilities:
Assisting with development projects on low latency trading software and
infrastructure
Perform research and POC on new technologies and toolsets
Discuss weekly with the team to review findings
Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
Degree in Computer Science preferred
Graduation year of 2020 or later
GPA of 3.2 or above
Willing to take an academic leave during the internship
Full-time only, part-time will not be considered
Strong interest in finance, trading, and new business technologies
Proficient in at least one object-oriented language: C# / C++ / Java
Knowledge in fields related to statistical analysis (e.g. machine learning) is a plus
Ability to work in a fast paced and highly collaborative environment
Strong command of spoken and written English
Self-starter that can lead and work independently
Must already possess a working visa
Expect to work in Hong Kong after graduation
To apply, please send your detailed resume via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for an exceptional candidate to join our trading team. We
seek a candidate with the experience and leadership in trading across the Asian and
Global markets. This candidate will use their experience to help create and lead our
futures trading desk. This role will report to the CEO and will be a key member of the XY
Capital staff as we continue to grow and scale.
Responsibilities:
Create and lead futures trading desk, managing separate P&L
Actively trade futures across various global markets
Introduce new trading ideas and develop new trading models
Collaborate with team of traders to synergize trading strategies
Work with CEO to implement and test trading strategies
Analyze trading performance and recommend improvements
Help manage and coach growing team of traders
Collaborate with developers to update and refine algorithms
Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
Degree in Finance, Math, Economics, or Computer Science preferred
5+ years of relevant work experience in proprietary or hedge fund firm
Proven track record of performance in futures trading
Prior management experience is a plus
Self-starter that can both lead and work independently
Must be able to balance many tasks, be a strong decision maker, and maintain
high ethical integrity
Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment
Strong command of spoken and written English
We offer a competitive package (based on experience) and includes attractive fringe benefits to the right candidate.
To apply, please send your detailed resume including your current and expected salary in English via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for a quantitative researcher to join the team. We seek a
candidate with the passion and drive to learn and participate in research across markets
and products. We employ various strategies utilizing our proprietary quant. models and
aim to broaden our portfolio with new products and markets. This role will report directly
to the CEO and will be a key member of the XY Capital staff as we continue to grow and
scale.
Responsibilities:
Perform statistical analysis of historical and current financial market data
Process large datasets to detect hidden signals and patterns in order to predict
future events
Devise and improve pricing models with use of sophisticated statistics models
and machine learning techniques
Take an idea from inception, through to detailed research, coding, and testing,
and ultimately to production release
Work with trading and IT team to implement and test trading strategies
Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
Degree in Finance, Math, Statistics, Economics, or Computer Science preferred
3-5 years of relevant work experience in proprietary trading, hedge fund,
investment banks etc
Knowledge in machine learning is a plus
Experience in algorithmic/ HFT trading/statistical arbitrage trading is a plus
Experience in real-time data feed handling, time series analysis and statistical
modelling
Strong quantitative programming skills in languages such as Python, R are a
must, C++, Matlab, SAS are recommended
Self-starter that can lead and work independently
Must be able to balance many tasks, be a strong decision maker, and maintain
high ethical integrity
Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment
Strong command of spoken and written English
We offer a competitive package (based on experience) and includes attractive fringe benefits to the right candidate.
To apply, please send your detailed resume including your current and expected salary in English via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for an exceptional candidate to lead a new Options trading
strategy. We seek a candidate with the experience and leadership in trading across the
Asian and global markets. This candidate will use their experience to create and lead
our options trading desk and managing their own P&L. This role will report to the CEO
and will be a key member of the XY Capital staff as we continue to grow and scale.
Responsibilities:
Create and lead options trading desk, managing a dedicated P&L
Actively trade options across various global markets
Introduce new trading ideas and develop new trading models
Collaborate with team of traders to synergize trading strategies
Work with CEO to implement and test trading strategies
Analyze trading performance and recommend improvements
Help manage and coach growing team of traders
Collaborate with developers to update and refine algorithms
Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
Degree in Finance, Math, Economics, or Computer Science preferred
5+ years of relevant work experience at proprietary trading or hedge fund firm
Proven track record of performance in options trading
Prior management experience is a plus
Self-starter that can both lead and work independently
Must be able to balance many tasks, be a strong decision maker, and maintain
high ethical integrity
Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment
Strong command of spoken and written English
We offer a competitive package (based on experience) and includes attractive fringe benefits to the right candidate.
To apply, please send your detailed resume including your current and expected salary in English via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for a strong candidate to join our software development
team. We seek a candidate with the experience and leadership in designing and
developing of market making and trading algorithms. This candidate will work with a
diverse team of developers and with traders on improving trading strategy. This role will
report to the CTO and will be a key member of the XY Capital staff as we continue to
grow and scale.
Responsibilities:
Contribute to all levels of the SDLC as we develop software to support our
trading operations
Help coordinate various software development efforts across the company
Collaborate with traders to understand and anticipate trading technologies
needed
Document software performance and proactively optimize as needed
Provide support to end users as needed
Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
Degree holder in Computer Science or equivalent
Minimum 5 years working experience in algorithmic trading environment trading
options and/or high frequency trading system development
Proficiency in C++11/14/17
Experience in Java/Scala/C#/Rust/Python would be a plus
Experience in low latency architecture preferred
Experience in Memory/CPU profiling/optimization is preferred, multi-threading
development and distributed computing not a must
Experience in using high performance messaging bus such as ZMQ, RabbitMQ,
ActiveMQ
Experience in developing on the Linux platform with libraries such as BOOST
and STL
Experience with revision control tools such as Git
Good knowledge of SQL based RDBMS
Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment
Good command of spoken and written English
Preference For :
Experience in Solarflare open onload library and Linux Kernel bypass
Knowledge in FIX/OUCH/ITCH/SBE protocol
Knowledge in Native Market data processing
Knowledge in Exchange Connectivity / Colocation setup
Knowledge in NoSQL database is also a plus: Mongo, KDB+, Redis, Timescale,
Cassandra
Familiarity with Agile development using CI/CD tools such as
GitLab/Jenkins/CircleCI
Background in exchange trading at a prop firm or hedge fund
To apply, please send your detailed resume via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for a COO to join the team. We are seeking a candidate with
a proven track record at a buy-side firm who will help lead and drive various initiatives
for the firm including but not limited to financial forecasting, expense budgeting,
contingency arrangements, compliance, and leading numerous administrative and ad-
hoc projects. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who will look to aggressively
execute the firm’s various initiatives and deliver satisfactory results in a timely manner.
Responsibilities:
Will be part of the management team along with the CEO and CTO in planning and
executing the firm’s various growth and business initiatives
Translate the firm’s vision, strategies, and goals into actionable projects and direct
various teams and functions of the firm to deliver satisfactory results on these
projects in a timely matter
Oversee various procedures including but not limited to preparing budgets and
financial statements, audits, trade matching and reconciliations, AML/KYC checks,
compliance
Review, streamline and improve current processes to drive more efficiency and
reduce all manual processes where possible
Maintain and develop business continuity and disaster recovery procedures after
careful consideration of potential risks and impact
Build and maintain trusted relationships with internal colleagues, investors and
shareholders
Requirements:
University Degree, preferably in Computer Science, Accounting, Finance,
Mathematics or related disciplines
At least 5 years of relevant working experience at a buy-side firm
Highly motivated with the ability to multi-task and a proven track record in running
operations of an investment firm
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Strong command of written and spoken English
Strong command of written and spoken Chinese is preferred
To apply, please send your detailed resume via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join the team. We seek a
candidate with the passion to support a business that trades across markets and
products. This candidate will be part of the team that manages support and
development of trading system components. As a DevOps Engineer, you will be
responsible for designing, deploying and maintaining our trading and business
infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be self-driven, easily take ownership and require
minimal supervision.
Responsibilities:
Contribute to all levels of the SDLC as we develop software to support our
trading operations
Help coordinate various software development efforts across the company
Collaborate with traders to understand and anticipate trading technologies
needed
Document software performance and proactively optimize as needed
Provide support to end users as needed
Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
Report into the development team
Responsible for support and development of trading system components
Build and maintain tools and scripts central to the proprietary trading system
Actively troubleshoot production trading issues, working closely with
development and trading
Build and maintain monitoring and automation stacks
Automate operational processes including software release and daily jobs
To apply, please send your detailed resume via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for an exceptional candidate to drive a new ETF trading
strategy. We seek a candidate with the experience and leadership in trading across the
Asian and global markets. This candidate will use their experience trading on our ETF
trading desk and managing their own P&L. This role will report to the CEO and will be a
key member of the XY Capital staff as we continue to grow and scale.
Responsibilities:
Trade on ETF trading desk and manage a dedicated P&L
Actively trade ETF’s across various global markets
Introduce new trading ideas and develop new trading models
Collaborate with team of traders to synergize trading strategies
Work with CEO to implement and test trading strategies
Analyze trading performance and recommend improvements
Help manage and coach growing team of traders
Collaborate with developers to update and refine algorithms
Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
Degree in Finance, Math, Economics, or Computer Science preferred
3+ years of relevant work experience at a proprietary trading firm preferred
Proven track record of performance in ETF trading
Prior management experience is a plus
Self-starter that can both lead and work independently
Must be able to balance many tasks, be a strong decision maker, and maintain
high ethical integrity
Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment
Strong command of spoken and written English
To apply, please send your detailed resume via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for an exceptional candidate to lead a new Futures trading
strategy. We seek a candidate with the experience and leadership in trading across the
Asian and global markets. This candidate will use their experience to create and lead
our futures trading desk and managing their own P&L. This role will report to the CEO
and will be a key member of the XY Capital staff as we continue to grow and scale.
Responsibilities:
Create and lead futures trading desk, managing a dedicated P&L
Actively trade futures across various global markets
Introduce new trading ideas and develop new trading models
Collaborate with team of traders to synergize trading strategies
Work with CEO to implement and test trading strategies
Analyze trading performance and recommend improvements
Help manage and coach growing team of traders
Collaborate with developers to update and refine algorithms
Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
Degree in Finance, Math, Economics, or Computer Science preferred
5+ years of relevant work experience at proprietary trading or hedge fund firm
Proven track record of performance in futures trading
Prior management experience is a plus
Self-starter that can both lead and work independently
Must be able to balance many tasks, be a strong decision maker, and maintain
high ethical integrity
Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment
Strong command of spoken and written English
To apply, please send your detailed resume via email.
Job Description:
With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY
Capital and we are looking for an exceptional candidate to drive new Options trading
strategies. We seek a candidate with the experience and leadership in trading across
the Asian and global markets. This candidate will use their experience to trade on our
options trading desk and manage their own P&L. This role will report to the CEO and
will be a key member of the XY Capital staff as we continue to grow and scale.
Responsibilities:
Trade on options trading desk and manage a dedicated P&L
Actively trade options across various global markets
Introduce new trading ideas and develop new trading models
Collaborate with team of traders to synergize trading strategies
Work with CEO to implement and test trading strategies
Analyze trading performance and recommend improvements
Help manage and coach growing team of traders
Collaborate with developers to update and refine algorithms
Requirements:
Degree in Finance, Math, Economics, or Computer Science preferred
3+ years of relevant work experience at a proprietary trading firm preferred
Proven track record of performance in options trading
Self-starter that can both lead and work independently
Must be able to balance many tasks, be a strong decision maker, and maintain
high ethical integrity
Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment
Strong command of spoken and written English
To apply, please send your detailed resume via email.
