<r>The focus is on quant trading strategies and the firm has an academic style. Math brain-teasers. (E.g. statistics, probabilities, applied maths).Check out the following past papers covering advanced probability, statistics, etc. I think they would be useful pre-reading. <URL url="http://www.maths...

Check out: Statistical Arbitrage: Algorithmic Trading Insights and Techniques (Wiley Finance)Active Portfolio Managementhttp://quantyjobs.blogspot.com/2010/10/i-recommend-these-books-for-pre.html

<r>You can check out some of these books. For high frequency market making look at machine learning & time series and programming. For mid frequency quant trading look at portfolio management, optimisation, time series. Time Series Analysis: With Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics)D...

<t>Sorry, I'm not able to give any specific figures at this stage and as technology/speed moves on quickly it would be out of date fairly soon. However, I can tell you that they have been hiring traders with speed arb and high frequency market making strategies from some of the better shops in Chica...

They offer high quality execution + the relevant infastructure and data to get up and running.

<t>This relevant to high frequency traders who require technology and infastructure rather than large amounts of capital. This type of trader is probably not going to come from a traditional hedgefund, more likley a prop trading firm or prop desk that specialises in high frequency trading and market...

<t>It depends where you are based The main HF equity option firms are based in the states. there are a few firms doing it in Europe, mostly Amsterdam and London. - (but not many) there are a growing number of firms in Asia. HF FX trading is generally a good area to be, however - are you working in a...

I'm in touch with a specialist private equity firm that seeds high freq trading firms.

<t>If you are a high frequency trader @ a good shop with a profitable strategy, high sharpe (8+) and the ability to conduct your own R&D and able to do your own backtests, simulations etc - or if you lead a team and have a very profitable strategy, then you should approach me and I could put you...

<t>HFT is bigger in the states so most HF traders get educated in the US. CMU, MIT & Caltec guys seem to be most popular, - most HF shops get the Crem del la creme from the top technical/sci uni's when they do the milk rounds. CompSci and Electrical Enginners are often top of the list. There are...

I know the less well known firms. Send me an email if you would like to discuss.

I'm looking for high frequency traders in London, NYC and Asia. Call me for more information on the specific firms.

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Incidently, if your looking for a HF FX prop role let me know. I might be able to help.

It can be order flow analysis. Generally machine learning and data mining methods are used to find corrolations in data and strategies are built around this. Some firms use statistical methods, (particularly bayesian methods) and time series.