Monday, January 31, 2011

They are just doing DIVINE WORK AT Goldman, right??

"Married Former Goldman Sachs Trader Pretended He Was Single and Living In London To Dodge $1 Million In Taxes
He pretended he'd stayed at the Gramercy Hotel when he was "visiting" New York."

Another big bank trying to toss cases to avoid responsibility -"Bank of America: Overturn order halting 8,900 Nevada foreclosures"

"Bank of America says a Nye County judge's order blocking foreclosures throughout Nevada by a subsidiary has halted progress on more than 8,900 foreclosures -- and it wants the order overturned.

The case involves Pahrump homeowner Suzanne A. North, who sued the bank Jan. 11 charging it and subsidiaries including ReconTrust Company N.A. have been fraudulently trying to foreclose on her home."

Saturday, January 29, 2011

C# - Winforms or WPF - Financial Company / NYC Jr - Mid Level Opening

NO SPAM, NO OUTSOURCED/ CONSULTANTS, NO THIRD PARTIES,

MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE USA.

THANKS.

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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

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PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with 3++ years left.

Experience Level: 5+
Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field

Position Description
Our client is one of the world’s leading asset managers. This role is for a mid level Analyst Programmer to work on the Credit Electronic Trading Development Team. The team is responsible creating a global, strategic electronic trading system for client, broker and exchange trading. The group is seeking a senior C# UI developer to join a team working with the latest in distributed enterprise application technologies, to help build out our electronic trading platform. The developer will be working closely with traders and other users and responsible for designing, implementing and enhancing our user interfaces.

Responsibilities:
· Design and implement screens for the Electronic Trading user interface
· Implement efficient applications to maximize resource usage on the desktops
· Work closely with java server developers to drive UI functionality
· Provide technical expertise and guidance to the team
· Participate in all phases of application development
· Work closely with traders and business people to collect requirements
· Interact with other Electronic Trading groups
· Work closely with core Trader UI team

Skills Required
· Proficient in C# and WinForms
· Strong knowledge of Windows
· 5+ years of experience in user interface design and coding
· 2+ years developing C# .net user interface design and coding using WinForms
· Strong grasp of fundamental computer science concepts: data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and object oriented design
· Bachelor degree in computer science or related fields
· 2+ years experience working in fixed income Electronic Trading or front office trading applications
· Excellent communications skills
· Ability to collect and document requirements directly from the trader community
· Experience with pub/sub messaging mechanisms such as TIB RV or EMS
Skills Preferred
· WPF experience
· Unix experience
· Excellent communication and presentation skills
· Highly organized with attention to detailgh years left on visa (at least 3 years).

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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Friday, January 28, 2011

We are HIRING: KDB, Q, K Developers Large Financial Firm in NYC

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NO SPAM, NO OUTSOURCED/ CONSULTANTS, NO THIRD PARTIES,

MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE USA.

THANKS.

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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

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PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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$$$ Open - Team looking to add several developers at all levels, junior through experts.

Q1 2011, KDB hiring will resume at all levels


Large Financial Firm in Midtown is looking to expand its development team for equity trading. This team will focus on building an analytics platform for electronic equities trading. We are looking to add as multiple KDB developers to the team. Team is looking to hire at all levels from Associate, VP and Director. Additionally, role may involve server side core Java development.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Java and/or C++ Developers Algorithmic Trading Systems Financial Company/ NYC

Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

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You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

**CANDIDATE SENDING IN ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AS MENTIONED ABOVE SHALL BE PLACED SOONER THAN THOSE SENDING A GENERIC RESPONSE WITH ONLY A RESUME**

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.

Note to recruiters: This will be an ongoing requirement for 2011 requiring multiple hires so please continue to send qualified candidates until further notice.

Well established, consistently profitable, New York based financial company is looking to expand its staff of developers for it's Algo Trading business. The team is looking for two different profiles:

1) Java and/or C++ developer with experience building Algorithmic Trading Systems, ideally mid and senior level.
2) Java and/or C++ developers without Algo experince, but do have raw coding skills: experience developing large-scale, high-throughput, low-latency systems. Expertise in low-level and/or Linux Kernel level is a plus.

WE'RE HIRING: C++ /HFT/OMS Developers (2-4 for 2011) Financial Company/ CHICAGO

Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

**CANDIDATE SENDING IN ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AS MENTIONED ABOVE SHALL BE PLACED SOONER THAN THOSE SENDING A GENERIC RESPONSE WITH ONLY A RESUME**

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.


C++ Developers - HIGH FREQUENCY (4-8 for 2011) Financial Company (CHICAGO)

Company Overview

The company is a successful and proven financial technology company specializing in high frequency proprietary trading and order execution services. We have multiple offices, being recognized worldwide as one of the industry’s leaders. With a focus on innovation, achievement, and integrity, we are recognized as a leader in our space and take pride in serving the interests of both our traders and colleagues.


Technical Experience:
· Strong expertise with C++/STL/Boost on Unix / Windows
· In-depth knowledge of TCP / Multicast / UDP / Multithreading
· Database Knowledge: MSSQL, Sybase ,MySQL
· Strong de-bugging and performance enhancement skills
· Knowledge and Experience with C# / .Net / Java / Object Oriented Programming / Design Patterns a plus
· Experience building OMS/EMS / risk servers / execution connectivity a plus
· Understanding of CEP engines /scripting /scanning a plus
· 3+ year’s similar experience with an undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science or engineering

Personal Attributes:
· Team player with strong interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
· Ability to work with and possibly lead team members located off-shore
· Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
· Willingness to take on tasks both big and small
· Excellent time management and organization skills
· Pro-active thinker with the ability to spot problems before they arise

C++ /HFT/OMS Developers (2-4 for 2011) Financial Company/ WEST COAST

Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

**CANDIDATE SENDING IN ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AS MENTIONED ABOVE SHALL BE PLACED SOONER THAN THOSE SENDING A GENERIC RESPONSE WITH ONLY A RESUME**

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.


C++ Developers - HIGH FREQUENCY (4-8 for 2011) Financial Company (WEST COAST)

Company Overview
The company is a successful and proven financial technology company specializing in high frequency proprietary trading and order execution services. We have multiple offices, being recognized worldwide as one of the industry’s leaders. With a focus on innovation, achievement, and integrity, we are recognized as a leader in our space and take pride in serving the interests of both our traders and colleagues.


Technical Experience:
· Strong expertise with C++/STL/Boost on Unix / Windows
· In-depth knowledge of TCP / Multicast / UDP / Multithreading
· Database Knowledge: MSSQL, Sybase ,MySQL
· Strong de-bugging and performance enhancement skills
· Knowledge and Experience with C# / .Net / Java / Object Oriented Programming / Design Patterns a plus
· Experience building OMS/EMS / risk servers / execution connectivity a plus
· Understanding of CEP engines /scripting /scanning a plus
· 3+ year’s similar experience with an undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science or engineering

Personal Attributes:
· Team player with strong interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
· Ability to work with and possibly lead team members located off-shore
· Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
· Willingness to take on tasks both big and small
· Excellent time management and organization skills
· Pro-active thinker with the ability to spot problems before they arise

This Author & Some Hedge Fund Managers Must Feel Like Idiots Today on Netflix!

"Shares of Netflix rose almost 14% midday Thursday, after its fourth-quarter earnings report showed strong growth in the company's subscriber base and sales.

After the closing bell Wednesday, Netflix reported earnings of 87 cents per share. That was a 55% jump over the year earlier, and it handily beat Wall Street estimates. Revenue grew 34% over the prior year, to $596 million.

Netflix (NFLX) said it now has 20 million subscribers, which is a 63% increase from the same period last year. Netflix linked the increase to the popularity of its streaming video, and said the subscriber growth will allow it to invest more in that content."

Egypt Market Plunges 10 PERCENT!

"Egypt's benchmark stock index plunged as much as 10 percent today, amid wild rumors that businessmen close to President Hosni Mubarak were preparing to flee the country and as protesters vowed to take to the streets once again in large numbers following afternoon prayers tomorrow."

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Status update: busy.

"Status update: busy.

Most Wall Street banks and brokerages block employees from accessing social networking sites and personal e-mail at work. And the labor force seems to be getting used to it.

When asked if they would accept a dream job if it meant giving up Facebook or personal e-mail, 89% of 383 respondents said "yes" in the FINS.com online question forum Sign or Decline. Perhaps more surprising was that 11% of those surveyed said that they would turn down the job."

UI Designer Junior (Top Financial, NYC)

Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

**CANDIDATE SENDING IN ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AS MENTIONED ABOVE SHALL BE PLACED SOONER THAN THOSE SENDING A GENERIC RESPONSE WITH ONLY A RESUME**

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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Derivatives Execution

Our client requires a UI designer to help define information architecture, user workflow, and UI design of this new platform. The candidate must have enough background in trading systems and enough product knowledge to comfortably talk to traders and understand their needs. This position is highly visible to both the business, as well as to senior IT management across several asset classes.

Responsibilities:
· Define IA for a new trading system
· Understand user workflow/interactions and translate to interface design
· Build out wireframes, mockups, high-fidelity prototypes and final production visuals
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Skills Preferred
· Bachelor's degree preferred in design-related discipline
· Technical development or system design background.

WE ARE HIRING: Jr/Mid Level Java Developer (Infrastructure Development) Large Financial Company/NYC

Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

**CANDIDATE SENDING IN ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AS MENTIONED ABOVE SHALL BE PLACED SOONER THAN THOSE SENDING A GENERIC RESPONSE WITH ONLY A RESUME**

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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Jr/Mid Level Java Developer (Infrastructure Development)
Large Financial Company/NYC
80-120K base (depending on level of person)


Large Financial Company is looking for developer to join the infrastructure development team for one of their core trading system development teams. The group is in the front office, working on the premeir flagship trading platform for the firm. At same time, this is the develompent team which focuses on infrastructure level code, eg: software for builds/deployments, software for source code control, reuseable api's for other development teams. The end users for this team are other software development teams who focus on the actual trading software development used by traders. This role is excellent for someone who would prefer to learn trading systems development from the ground up or someone who simply prefers to work on the deeper application and systems and O/S development challenges. This environment is mostly a Java environment, but there is some C++ and C# and it's equal parts Windows and UNIX - person must have at least some experience with both OS platforms. Ideal person will have btwn 2-7 years of experience and MUST have a computer science degree from good Comp Sci program.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Smurfit Options Trades Raise Analyst Brows

Who is going down for this (or NOT?)

"Smurfit-Stone's thinly traded options hit three consecutive volume highs last week, a few days before Norcross, Ga., packaging company Rock-Tenn Co. said it would buy the company. On average, only a few dozen Smurfit-Stone contracts have changed hands daily since the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid-2010. The three-day options burst was the company's biggest in more than two years.

Among the moves catching analysts' attention were batches of 100 or more February $30 call options that changed hands at the Chicago Board Options Exchange for 60 cents and 75 cents per contract Wednesday. By mid-Monday, after Rock-Tenn announced it had reached a deal for the company, those contracts were worth $4.80 and had surged as high as $5.80. The stock ended the session up 27%."

China: A Country of Imitation to Innovation?

"While many have painted China (NYSE:FXI) as a land where pirating is king, the country is reinventing itself from a country of imitation to a country of innovation. I decided to talk about the innovation race and the fatal mistakes companies can make when it comes to China with Lewis Lee, IP attorney to US patent powerhouses like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on the dangers of under-estimating the Middle Kingdom."

HOW Smart $$$ Got Mortgage Windfalls (Hedge funds soar on mortgage plays)

"The career change paid off. Brownstein founded Structured Portfolio Management, a company managing $2 billion in five partnerships. His flagship fund, Structured Servicing Holdings, returned 50 percent in the first 10 months of 2010, putting him first in Bloomberg's ranking of the 100 best-performing hedge funds managing $1 billion or more.

The $1.2 billion fund rocketed 135 percent in 2009.

In percentage terms, Brownstein, 67, beat out funds run by bigger, better-known competitors, including Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associates. Dalio, though, has three funds in the top 15. Brownstein also topped Steven Cohen's SAC Capital International (No. 53)."

Monday, January 24, 2011

BofA (CEO looks like hes about to CRY!) Putbacks May Cost $8.5 Billion as Lawyers `Smell Blood'

"Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. lender, may book an $8.5 billion charge on costs to resolve disputes over faulty mortgages, a figure at the upper end of the range the company gave last week, according to Oppenheimer & Co.

The cost to settle demands from private investors on home loans could be as low as zero and the upper end is $7 billion to $10 billion, the firm said last week in a slide show. The bank may take a charge in this year’s fourth quarter, and costs may expand with lawyers “smelling blood in the water,” Christopher Kotowski, an Oppenheimer analyst, said yesterday in a note."

Low Latency C++ Developer NYC/Chicago

Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

**CANDIDATE SENDING IN ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AS MENTIONED ABOVE SHALL BE PLACED SOONER THAN THOSE SENDING A GENERIC RESPONSE WITH ONLY A RESUME**

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
Our client engages in global electronic trading across the majority of exchanges and asset classes. Many of these trades are races, and the fastest system wins. These computations are some of the most demanding performance challenges in any industry and this firm is willing to use any technologies that will give them an edge. If you have a background in performance tuning of distributed applications and want the chance to compete against some of the best systems in the world, we’d like to talk to you.

Responsibilities:
· Design and develop high frequency low latency trading strategies and systems
· Participate in all phases of the development lifecycle with a focus on problem definition and decomposition, robust solutions definition, and systems and software architecture
· Develop software applications by defining, constructing and delivering complex software systems that address business needs. Solve business problems by enhancing and extending front, middle and back office business capabilities of the firm by providing innovative, advanced, stable systems
· Responsible for design and implementation of software solutions that satisfy complex business requirements focusing on system integration, configurability, manageability, stability, scalability and performance
· Design and develop high frequency low latency trading strategies and systems in C++
· Optimize C++/Linux applications
· Architect new procedures and practices in an autonomous fashion
· Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints

Skills Required
· Bachelor's degree in a technical or related discipline with a minimum of two years of experience designing and developing applications using object oriented programming in a heterogeneous tech environment using C++ on Linux. Experience may substitute for education.
· Ability to provide hands-on functional and technical expertise in the analysis, design, development and implementation of business processes and applications
· Candidate should be an expert C++/Linux developer (tools, design, implementation, profiling, OO, generic programming, STL, boost, sockets, threads, IPC)
· Design of serialization formats, event loops, and inter-process communication for high performance distributed systems is required
· Ability to locate and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems is required
· Demonstrated track record of delivering distributed applications that meet demanding performance and stability goals
· Strong teaming and communication skills are necessary as the developer will engage and collaborate with cross-functional technical teams in an iterative development process
· Demonstrated success interfacing with business partners (technical or business) to make critical technical design decisions and provide business partners with appropriate technical insight to make sound decisions is required
Skills Preferred
· Design and development experience in high frequency, low latency trading strategies and systems is a plus, but not required

Salary is open for the right individuals. You must possess excellent academic credentials, a willingness to learn, and passion for creating technology solutions.

RenTech cheating its employees?

Investment guru Jim Simons, who earned $2.5 billion in 2009 on his way to amassing an $8.5 billion fortune, is being accused of nickel-and-diming New York state out of unemployment insurance payments by incorrectly classifying the security guards at his hedge fund's two offices as contractors, The Post has learned.
Renaissance Technologies, the $15 billion hedge fund started in 1982 by Simons, 72, was found by the state Labor Department in 2009 to have been mischaracterizing the guards for years, documents show.
The move meant the company paid less unemployment insurance and other labor cost payments than it would have if the guards were tabbed as employees.


Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/job_in_security_ajiNSOCFNvsGZqZLNh4B6H#ixzz1ByNLZnNf

Thursday, January 20, 2011

"Goldman Sachs’s Navel-Gazing Comes Up Short"

"It’s language that “reads straight out of a Tony Robbins retreat manual, not your usual business document,” said Christine B. Whelan, a University of Pittsburgh sociologist who has studied the self-help industry.

Of course, releasing the report is a public relations stunt. Some of it was welcome, like the increased financial disclosure. Some may fall by the wayside, like most New Year’s resolutions. Some seems as disingenuous as any piece of professional flackery.

Goldman’s effort fits neatly into what the historian (and former New York councilwoman) Eva S. Moskowitz has called the therapeutic gospel, a doctrine so ingrained in American society that few of us consciously recognize it. The gospel consists of three tenets: happiness is the supreme goal, problems stem from psychological causes, and those psychological problems are treatable."

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

C++ /STL/OMS/EMS Developers (4-8 for 2011) Financial Company/ SOUTHERN USA

Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

**CANDIDATE SENDING IN ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AS MENTIONED ABOVE SHALL BE PLACED SOONER THAN THOSE SENDING A GENERIC RESPONSE WITH ONLY A RESUME**

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.


C++ Developers (4-8 for 2011) Financial Company

Client called on 1/19 with mandate to add at least 4 developers to staff. They have obviously reached that point of frustration and are ready to pull the trigger. The would ideally like C++/UNIX developer with OMS experience in high frequency trading environment, but they will consider any good server side C++/UNIX developer. Just make sure person wants full time employment, wants to work in SOUTHERN USA and is realistic about the comp difference in SOUTHERN USA mkt compared to bigger markets like NYC or Chicago (which is more than offset by lower cost of living, eg: 3 bdrm home in expensive area of city is 1000/month).


Senior C++ Developer for Financial Technology Firm (SOUTHERN USA)


Company Overview
The company is a successful and proven international financial technology company specializing in high frequency proprietary trading and order execution services. We have offices in many countries, being recognized worldwide as one of the industry’s leaders. With a focus on innovation, achievement, and integrity, we are recognized as a leader in our space and take pride in serving the interests of both our traders and colleagues.


Position Description
Take ownership of existing Order Management System (OMS) for firm’s high frequency trading business. This system is responsible for the entire lifecycle of an order and is the cornerstone for the software suite. The developer will initially take over legacy code base and provide technical support to traders, strategists, and risk managers. This developer, working with senior technologists, will also play a key role in the evolution and industrialization of this module to fit within our proprietary trading studio. This is a great role for that bright and energetic person wanting to join other professionals who are currently developing cutting edge technology. In addition to the candidate receiving excellent compensation and benefits, s/he will be challenged and grow professionally in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced environment.

Technical Experience:
· Strong expertise with C++/STL/Boost on Unix / Windows
· In-depth knowledge of TCP / Multicast / UDP / Multithreading
· Database Knowledge: MSSQL, Sybase ,MySQL
· Strong de-bugging and performance enhancement skills
· Knowledge and Experience with C# / .Net / Java / Object Oriented Programming / Design Patterns a plus
· Experience building OMS/EMS / risk servers / execution connectivity a plus
· Understanding of CEP engines /scripting /scanning a plus
· 3+ year’s similar experience with an undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science or engineering

Personal Attributes:
· Team player with strong interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
· Ability to work with and possibly lead team members located off-shore
· Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
· Willingness to take on tasks both big and small
· Excellent time management and organization skills
· Pro-active thinker with the ability to spot problems before they arise

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Peter Thiel: Very Mixed Record!

"Peter Thiel got rich investing in PayPal and Facebook Inc. before most people knew them, built a hedge fund that at its apex managed $7.2 billion, and forecast the collapse of the U.S. housing market. He also lost almost two-thirds of his clients’ money.

Clarium Capital Management LLC, which Thiel started in 2002 in San Francisco, fell about 23 percent in 2010, the third straight year of declines, according to investors. His fund’s assets are down about 90 percent and clients who stuck with him suffered losses of 65 percent from the mid-2008 peak.

“It doesn’t matter if a manager is correct in his long- term views if they don’t get the timing right or manage volatility along the way,” said Don Steinbrugge, managing partner of Agecroft Partners, a Richmond, Virginia-based consulting firm that advises investors and hedge funds.

While Thiel’s views, including predictions that the U.S. would face the threat of deflation and that the dollar and oil would rise, mostly came true, the losses reflect poor market timing and a lack of risk controls, according to several current and former clients. Thiel, 43, has stepped up measures to monitor risk and last year closed his firm’s New York office. He is still betting that the current economic recovery is unsustainable and that 30-year Treasuries will gain, said a person familiar with his outlook."

Friday, January 14, 2011

We are HIRING: Risk Index Arbitrage Delta One Trader/Top Tier Bank/Hong Kong

Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie).

**CANDIDATE SENDING IN ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AS MENTIONED ABOVE SHALL BE PLACED SOONER THAN THOSE SENDING A GENERIC RESPONSE WITH ONLY A RESUME**

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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Top-tier Investment bank seeks experienced Risk Arbitrage trader for role.

Top-tier Investment bank seeks Risk Arb trader to trade pan Asia.

This is a role for a relevant trader who enjoys trading risk.

Platform will provide you with good infrastructure and support.

Ideal trader will be at least Associate to Director level with good track record.

Only candidates with direct experience will be considered.

4-6++ minimum experience needed.

Prefer those in Hong Kong/Pan Asia already but will consider high-performers from UK/US with Asia Experience as well.

Comp: OPEN

Unemployment, debt, and rock 'n' roll: The lies law schools tell

"Legal eagle hopefuls, it's about time everyone stopped lying to you about law school.

Have you ever dreamt of spending long days and nights slaving over the interpretation of near-indecipherable books, only to emerge three years later with an 800-pound gorilla of debt on your back, and absolutely no feasible method in sight to pay it back?

That, my friends, is what graduating with a Juris Doctor (read: law degree) is like in this day and age.

After all, I should know — I have one of those useless pieces of rolled parchment paper, still residing in its place in a trunk at my parents' house, granting me the lofty privilege of practicing law.

As do a staggering number of bushy-tailed fans of American jurisprudence, by the way. And finally, the New York Times had the moxie to call law schools out on their money-swindling ways."

Thursday, January 13, 2011

WE'RE HIRING: Electronic Options Quant Strategists/Traders/Developers - Top Financial/NYC (MUST HAVE CURRENT AMM/low latency EXPERIENCE!)

Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

**CANDIDATE SENDING IN ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AS MENTIONED ABOVE SHALL BE PLACED SOONER THAN THOSE SENDING A GENERIC RESPONSE WITH ONLY A RESUME**

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.


WE ARE HIRING: top talent with experience in one of the very top firms in the area of automated market-making (AMM) on electronic equity options exchanges.

AMM trades massive volumes of individual options using a team of software developers, traders, quants, others.


The AMM strategist shall do the following:

o Expert in exchange micro-structure for both underlying instruments and options
o Model volatility surface movements
o Expert in innovative methods to improve slippage
o test new options trading strat
o Expert in the market impact and calibration of novel strategies
o Risk of existing and new strats

MUST HAVE:

o Experience in research and development of AMM strategies at top firm

o Strong QUANT background

o Strong programming skills with c++, python, perl, etc.

o Top rate communication skills
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WE'RE HIRING: C++ GURU Developers (low latency, Automated Trading/NYC)

Need multiple C++ developers for Automated Trading Business in Large Financial Company/NYC.


Hard core C++ developer with advanced degree who is capable of one of these three: low level programming (kernel level), infrastructure programming and specialty in developing software for high throughput, low-latency business requirements. And this person may or may not come from financial industry.
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WE'RE HIRING: C++ developer with AMM / Options experience/Top Financial Firm NYC

C++ developer with AMM / Options experience/Top Financial Firm NYC

Need multiple C++ developers for Automated Trading Business in Large Financial Company/NYC.


Hard core C++ developer with advanced degree who is capable of one of these three: low level programming (kernel level), infrastructure programming and specialty in developing software for high throughput, low-latency business requirements. And this person may or may not come from financial industry.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

"Two toxic bubbles in one By Martin Hutchinson"

"Goldman Sachs' US$2 billion deal for Facebook, valuing the social networking site at $50 billion, combines the worst elements of the 1997-2000 and 2004-07 bubbles.

It sets a grossly excessive valuation on an Internet company with modest revenues and prospects. It also involves an investment bank structuring a complex deal to maximize its own fees, while driving a truck through two major elements of financial services regulation.

Add a third element, that it places a company controlling personal information on 500 million users in close business partnership



with a Russian billionaire with a criminal record and you can see the deal is truly groundbreaking. It should also raise important red flags about current market conditions."

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

WE'RE HIRING: Electronic Options Quant Strategist/Trader - Top Financial/NYC

THANKS.

Finder's fees can be offered for anybody you can recommend that YOU KNOW (providing contact info is a start) and obviously they MUST BE QUALIFIED and get interviewed and HIRED.
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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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WE ARE HIRING: top talent with experience in one of the very top firms in the area of automated market-making (AMM) on electronic equity options exchanges.

AMM trades massive volumes of individual options using a team of software developers, traders, quants, others.


The AMM strategist shall do the following:

o Expert in exchange micro-structure for both underlying instruments and options
o Model volatility surface movements
o Expert in innovative methods to improve slippage
o test new options trading strat
o Expert in the market impact and calibration of novel strategies
o Risk of existing and new strats

MUST HAVE:

o Experience in research and development of AMM strategies at top firm

o Strong QUANT background

o Strong programming skills with c++, python, perl, etc.

o Top rate communication skills

WE'RE HIRING: C++ developer with AMM / Options experience/Top Financial Firm NYC

THANKS.

Finder's fees can be offered for anybody you can recommend that YOU KNOW (providing contact info is a start) and obviously they MUST BE QUALIFIED and get interviewed and HIRED.
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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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C++ developer with AMM / Options experience/Top Financial Firm NYC

Need multiple C++ developers for Automated Trading Business in Large Financial Company/NYC.


Hard core C++ developer with advanced degree who is capable of one of these three: low level programming (kernel level), infrastructure programming and specialty in developing software for high throughput, low-latency business requirements. And this person may or may not come from financial industry.

WE'RE HIRING: C++ Developers (low latency, Automated Trading/NYC)

THANKS.

Finder's fees can be offered for anybody you can recommend that YOU KNOW (providing contact info is a start) and obviously they MUST BE QUALIFIED and get interviewed and HIRED.
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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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Need multiple C++ developers for Automated Trading Business in Large Financial Company/NYC.


Hard core C++ developer with advanced degree who is capable of one of these three: low level programming (kernel level), infrastructure programming and specialty in developing software for high throughput, low-latency business requirements. And this person may or may not come from financial industry.

10 Simple Truths Smart People Forget

"#1 – Education and intelligence accomplish nothing without action.
It doesn’t matter if you have a genius IQ and a PhD in Quantum Physics, you can’t change anything or make any sort of real-world progress without taking action. There’s a huge difference between knowing how to do something and actually doing it. Knowledge and intelligence are both useless without action. It’s as simple as that. For some practical guidance on taking action, I highly recommend The Now Habit.

#2 – Happiness and success are two different things.
I know an extremely savvy businesswoman who made almost a million dollars online last year. Every entrepreneur I know considers her to be wildly successful. But guess what? A few days ago, out of the blue, she told me that she’s depressed. Why? “I’m burnt out and lonely. I just haven’t taken enough time for myself lately,” she said. “Wow!” I thought. “One of the most successful people I know isn’t happy.”

Dear Linked, Why Do you Keep GOING DOWN?

"Sorry, we were unable to display this page.

We are working hard to restore service as quickly as possible. Please wait a few moments and try hitting the reload button.

We apologize for the inconvenience.
In the meantime:"

Dear Linkedin Management,

What is going on?

Are you guys asleep at the wheel?

Why do you charge us monthly fees you expect us to keep subscribing to and then your site does not even work?

What gives?

Monday, January 10, 2011

How Wall Street Blew It in China

"On Friday, Chinese regulators confirmed that J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM - News) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS - News) have both been given the green light to set up shop in China's domestic securities market.

Like other investment banks looking to enter the China market, neither can look forward to an awful lot for now. They're both restricted to 33% ownership of a joint venture with a local partner. They can underwrite stocks and bonds, but they won't have the licenses to trade those securities in the secondary market. Even UBS AG (NYSE: UBS - News), whose UBS Securities is the most active foreign underwriter in China, made a net profit in 2009 of only around 109.2 million yuan ($16.5 million), according to publicly available data.

Foreign banks in general have struggled to build meaningful businesses in China. But the rules that hold back investment banks from doing more China business are unusually strict. Commercial lenders, by contrast, can set up banks in China that they own entirely, avoiding the perennial risk that their relationship with a joint-venture partner sours. In the asset-management industry, foreign investors can own 49% of a joint venture, giving them a bigger slice of the profits. The Street may have only itself to blame."

WE ARE HIRING: Sr EXCHANGE CONNECTIVITY/ SMART ORDER ROUTING C++ Developers(5-10 years experience)

Email IF QUALIFIED TO SPEC BELOW resume to QuantRec @gmail.com Looking for 10-12 experienced C++ / FINANCIAL developers. MUST BE US WORK AUTHORIZED
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FEEL FREE TO CALL NOW IF QUALIFIED TO SPEC BELOW.
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NO SPAM, NO OUTSOURCED/ CONSULTANTS, NO THIRD PARTIES,

MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE USA.

THANKS.
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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential...

Please BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2009 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3). Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Feel free to call 24/7 if you are QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR US WORK for this role or any others listed on http://www.QuantRec.com

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Sr C++ Financial Developer NYC (5-10 years experience):

Smart Order Router (SOR), and Exchange Connectivity (EC).

These positions are for experienced developers to lead or to become involved with the development of the products in this space. These are critical roles that have a high impact on the various businesses within group. The successful candidates will be responsible for design, development and enhancements.

These products support global businesses including Equities, Derivatives, Cash Equities and Program Trading.

These include:

Customization of pre-programmed “tactics” to meet specific requirements in various markets.
Infrastructure and applications to improve order/execution throughput, latency and resilience.
Ensure consistent functional and technical design and deliver clear, concise technical design documentation and code.
Full project life cycle–requirements analysis, design, development, testing and production rollout.
If Senior:
Day to day task distribution to the junior team members.
Project planning and project management.

Cross-platform in C++ and Java and use a variety of 3rd party products such as Tibco EMS, 29 West UME, Times Ten, Oracle, Transact Tools Fix engine.

Have at least 5 years of strong experience with C++, object-oriented design and have had at least three consecutive successful years at a financial institution doing similar work in any business line (fixed income, equities or any type of derivatives) and have developed areas of significant technical and business expertise.

Exposed to some of the following: smart order routing, crossing/internalization of order flow, order management, algorithmic trading, exchange connectivity, FIX protocol, real-time market data, high-frequency trading.

Efficient programmer who provides an excellent level of service for your production environments and can debug and troubleshoot ambiguous issues. Multi-task and work effectively under pressure and with tight deadlines.
Experience with Linux, C++, SQL databases, in-memory databases, middleware such as EMS or UME, multi threading/synchronization and distributed computing. Adept with debugging tools and analyzing complex distributed systems.

If SENIOR: exceptional hands-on developer with excellent software design/architecture and implementation skills and a proven track record of leading and managing small teams with effective, high-quality delivery. Demonstrate above-average project- and time-management skills and being an independent self-starter with good oral and written communication skills.

Location: New York.

Timeframe: Immediate.

10 Things Facebook Won't Say

"1. "We were in the right place at the right time."
In the hit movie The Social Network, a college student dumped by his girlfriend reacts by building a crude precursor to
"Thefacebook" website. And while Mark Zuckerberg, the entrepreneur portrayed, has said the girlfriend "doesn't exist in real life,"
the success of his invention is anything but fiction. Facebook has 500 million regular users, up from 100 million two years ago, and
is now the most visited site in the U.S., according to data tracker Hitwise.
While social networking wasn't new when Facebook appeared in 2004, industry observers attribute its success to a mix of luck,
ambition and strategy. "Mark had all three in spades," says David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect. By initially limiting
access to students from select colleges, Facebook (which declined to comment on much of this article) could choose where and
when to roll out, protecting it from too rapid growth. The early requirement that people use real names was also a boon. "There
was an appetite on the Internet to be yourself and connect to your real friends," says Kirkpatrick.

2. "We know where you go online..."

In its seven years, Facebook has evolved quickly, adding features like instant messaging and news feeds. But critics say some
developments can compromise user privacy. For instance, you can share online content with Facebook friends using the
ubiquitous "Like" button. But press it or not, if you're logged in to Facebook while surfing, it will know when you visit any site with
these so-called social plug-ins, says Nicole Ozer, a policy director at the ACLU of Northern California. "Facebook can essentially
track you around the Web," she says. Facebook makes all such policies known to users, but critics wonder how many people are
paying attention. Responding to a letter from privacy groups last year, Facebook said it stores users' Web-surfing data for no
longer than 90 days.

3. "...and we hope you don't mind being tracked offline, too."

Click link for more.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

FROM OCCASIONALLY GREAT TO CONSISTENTLY GOOD

"This was my favorite passage in the book:

The consistent work enhanced my act. I Learned a lesson: It was easy to be great. Every entertainer has a night when everything is clicking. These nights are accidental and statistical: Like the lucky cards in poker, you can count on them occurring over time. What was hard was to be good, consistently good, night after night, no matter what the abominable circumstances.
"Accidental greatness" -- I love that phrase. We all like to talk about excellence and greatness, but Martin found that occasional greatness was inevitable -- a statistical certainty, even. If you play long enough, you are bound to win every now and then. Those wines are not achievement of performance so much as achievements of being there. It's like players and coaches in athletics who break records for the most X in their sport. "That just means I've been around a long time," they say."

Friday, January 7, 2011

Java Development Lead/Manager (Top Financial, NYC)

If QUALIFIED & AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com & CALL NOW AFTER Having SUBMITTED RESUME, THANKS!
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NO SPAM, NO OUTSOURCED/ CONSULTANTS, NO THIRD PARTIES,

MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE USA.

THANKS.

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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years). All information as described above should be include to speed up your placement process!

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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Very strong experience with core java, data structures and algorithms.

Unix, Wintel, JMS, Oracle DB, Coherence Cache.

Minimum 7 years experience from strong technology/financial industry background REQUIRED.

150k base, 200k total package possible

Looking for a hands on development lead to run a ~4 people team.

* Experience with Risk and/or margin management is very important.

* Must have excellent verbal communication skills

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Valuation & RMBS Quant (Jr/Midlevel) - NYC Area (Top Financial)

If QUALIFIED & AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com & CALL NOW AFTER Having SUBMITTED RESUME, THANKS!
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NO SPAM, NO OUTSOURCED/ CONSULTANTS, NO THIRD PARTIES,

MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE USA.

THANKS.

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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years). All information as described above should be include to speed up your placement process!

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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**Should have Quant Finance Degree/Computational Math or Finance Background**

A role exists within the securitized products Valuation group whose main function is to perform price testing for structured finance product exposure.

The successful candidate will be expected to have:

Expert level of understanding in products such as RMBS Agency and Non-agency Products

Understanding of derivative products including structured bespoke transactions, Pay As You GO CDS contracts, Index products, Balance Guaranteed Swaps, model based products referencing RMBS securities and concepts such as model reserves, Day 1 PnL and their impact on deal valuation is also needed.

Ability to construct/build advanced to simple pricing models using economic macro and micro level data to allow projection of future defaults, prepayments, severities and other key valuation drivers


Ability to develop alternative valuation and estimation techniques by using limited market color.

Prior experience in working with the traders, risk groups and management in addressing valuation issues and others.

Candidate should be effective in creating a healthy and strong learning working environment and adapt to different personalities and be willing to work in a large team of over 15 people looking at products.

Provide creative and market based solutions to improve overall valuation comfort on “Hard to test” and illiquid transactions and securities.

Work closely with the product teams on addressing PV, reserve and other reporting issues.

Have an understanding of accounting standards such as FAS 157, FAS 166 and other conventions such as Mark To Market (MTM), Available for Sale, Held to maturity and practical application of these. Keep up with changes in MTM accounting.

Ability to multitask, work independently. Willingness and capability to build a solid control environment

Provide ad-hoc support to the Group head in collecting, analyzing and presenting data as necessary to allow management decisions.

Ability to identify issues and initiate solutions

Requirements

Masters degree in Finance, Math, Economics, Engineering or an MBA.

4-6 years of relevant experience. Bachelors in these fields would be acceptable with very strong relevant experience.

Advanced experience in using Intex, Polypath, and/or Bloomberg.

Very good Excel skills required

A strong communicator, with a good understanding of the valuation of structured products, and an appreciation of the relationship between market risk exposure, valuation and P&L

Very strong writing skills that need to be demonstrated.

CPA and/or CFA (or current candidate)

A lateral thinker experienced in being part of cross product / cross functional project teams

Attention to detail.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

WE ARE HIRING: AVP Server Side Core Java Developer Large Financial Company / NJ

If QUALIFIED & AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com & CALL NOW AFTER Having SUBMITTED RESUME, THANKS!
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NO SPAM, NO OUTSOURCED/ CONSULTANTS, NO THIRD PARTIES,

MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE USA.

THANKS.

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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years). All information as described above should be include to speed up your placement process!

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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5-15 yrs of experience for the AVP. They will develop a reporting system for Prime Services Business. This is a server side Java Development position. Development on Weblogic (a plus, but not required) and coding in Java 1.5 (preferred) and they should be very proficient with JMS and multi-threading.

Developers should have computer science degree and strong coding skills along with good interpersonal and communication skills - good well rounded person. They do not have to have financial experience, but it is a BIG plus if they have developed some form of reporting technology. They must also be able to contribute to either front end Java development OR backend Sybase/SQL, but both is preferred and again, this is a SERVER SIDE CORE JAVA Development role.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

FACEBOOK Bubble??

"Thomas Heilmann, co-founder of German advertising agency Scholz & Friends AG, sold his stake in Facebook Inc. before Christmas, Tagesspiegel reported.

Heilmann told the newspaper he bought a stake in the social networking website “in the area of one-tenth of a percent” at the beginning of 2009, without specifying the exact size of the share. The current valuation of Facebook is “crazy,” Heilmann said in an interview with Tagesspiegel.

Heilmann has invested in Internet companies such as Pixelpark AG and Xing AG, Tagesspiegel said in an e-mailed version of an article today."

Sunday, January 2, 2011

WE ARE HIRING: Trading Systems Ion Anvil GURU - Large Financial Company / Midtown 120-140K base +bonus

NO SPAM, NO OUTSOURCED/ CONSULTANTS, NO THIRD PARTIES,

MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE USA.

THANKS.

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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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Financial firm in NYC is looking for Systems Integrator / Developer with skills in XML, Perl, Scripting, SQL(ideally Sybase) with financial industry experience in Repo Trading, Securities Lending, Securities Finance, Stock Loan, Equity Swaps. And person must have experience with ION’s Anvil (Repo trading sys) or Marketview product. They're looking for a senior, non manager level person who can come and take ownership of this role. Person will be integrating other internal systems into Anvil and Marketview and moving interdealer broker clients onto Marketview.



Senior Developer

Reporting to the Solutions Delivery Manager for Global Securities Finance IT, design, develop and maintain securities finance systems across institutional securities finance. Products covered include fixed income repo, stock loan and equity derivatives.

Experience Required
Experience in Securities Finance, particularly Repo trading and back office processing
ION ANVIL, Broadridge ICI/Impact, DTCC FICC/NSCC

Skills Required
Sybase, Transact-SQL
Perl
Scripting (Windows and UNIX)
MQ Series

Skills Desired
XML
Java
UNIX (Solaris preferred)
Oracle
C#, VB, ASP
Autosys

Required Characteristics
Reliable; detailed / methodical; well organized
Technical Leadership
Self-driven and motivated
Good communication and project management skills
Attention to IT Controls
Demonstrated ability to estimate, plan and deliver in agreed timeframes

Contributing as a Senior Developer,
Working closely with Business Analyst, other Developers and QA;
Learning the business;
Designing and implementing solutions to business requirements;
Participating in or conducting code reviews
Developing test plans
Following best of breed development cycle processes, i.e.
formally documented business and functional requirements,
development standards and guidelines,
formal test plans,
bug and issue tracking;
documentation of production issues and outages;
updating Run Books;
Helping to ensure reliability of Business Continuity / Disaster Recover capabilities
Improving stability and performance of production applications
Develop effective working relationships with functional heads in front, middle and back office as well as traders on the fixed income repo, stock loan and synthetic financing desks.
Communicate regularly and work effectively with other functional peers located outside the US
Coordinating change control and releases
Ensuring appropriate QA
Communicating change issues with key users
Work with vendors, troubleshooting production issues, etc.

Now is the time to sell, real estate consultant says

"Sell now, avoid (some) regret later.

That was Steve Harney's advice recently to a roomful of real estate agents. Harney is a housing industry consultant who told the assembled agents of John Greene Realtor in Naperville, Ill., that they should tell clients who have been sitting on the fence about selling that the time is now — if they want to sidestep more marketplace competition in a few months.

Or, as he put it, the cork in the dam is about to pop.

That "cork" is banks' indecisiveness. The "water" behind the dam is their stockpile of foreclosed homes, which has been growing with a vengeance for a couple of reasons, Harney said."

Saturday, January 1, 2011

We ARE HIRING: C++ Developer (low level, multiprocessor, low latency) Top Financial NYC - Prefer Mid-Level or Senior but WILL GO FOR Junior Superstar

http://goo.gl/qGa2t


Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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Job Description:

Senior C++ Developer X3

Large Financial Company / NYC

$$ is open - top tier company wants top tier talent

Note: This is the team developing applications and data solutions for company's core trading platform. The team is undertaking a major new development initiative. The team will only hire people with significant academic and professional accomplishments. Must have a Computer Science degree from top Comp Sci program, ideally Masters or PhD. The team is open to hiring a recent PhD grad with a few years of experience or a senior developer with 8+ years of relevant development experience in large-scale, high performance, robust C++ based software solutions. Ideally person would also have experience developing solutions for handling large amounts of data. The team would prefer to hire someone from outside the financial industry who has stronger computer science fundamentals and stronger interest in technology.

Position Description:

This senior software developer position with Enterprise Application Infrastructure group of the bank includes responsibilities for developing and supporting core C++ application toolkits and components for use throughout the business.
The focus of the role is the development of the C++ libraries which are used to build applications across the firm, the firms next generation C++ infrastructure, as well as further developing the functionality of our existing systems
The successful candidate should have performance optimization experience, in-depth knowledge of low-latency networking and multicore scalability.

The products developed by this team are used across the firm. This means that the role requires a developer with strong technical skills and the experience to understand the implications of their design decisions and good understanding of current best practices in application architecture, software design and code development.

The main responsibilities of the role include:
- Design and development of C++ libraries in collaboration with global team.
- Maintenance and support of existing C++ libraries.
- Identification of current technology gaps and potential solutions.
- Identifying the 'bleeding-edge' technologies that will form the basis of the firms next-generation systems.
-Interact with internal clients to on component requirements

Must Have:
Extensive knowledge of C++ on Linux and/or Windows.
- Deep understanding of multi-threading and multicore architecture as well as low-latency networking issues.
- Track record of multi-tier application design and development in C++.
- Experience building re-usable code.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills; Broad interest in technology.
-Strong communication skills

Nice to Have:
Experience with tuning-up OS kernel is a plus

WE ARE HIRING: High Frequency Trader/ Strategist - Cash Equities Prop Trading Company/ NYC

http://goo.gl/2UQL2

THANKS.

Finder's fees can be offered for anybody you can recommend that YOU KNOW (providing contact info is a start) and obviously they MUST BE QUALIFIED and get interviewed and HIRED.
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Call or text 203-29-QUANT 203.297.8268 if you have any questions and are qualified for this role or others posted. Please speak clearly if leaving a voicemail, and let me know the role you are applying for and if you have sent a resume or not. You may call or text at any time. All discussions and messages are fully confidential... If QUALIFIED &AUTHORIZED FOR USA WORK, email resume QuantRec @gmail.com

Goto http://www.QuantRec.com for updates on jobs, bookmark it!

You can fax in resume to 206-202-7703 as well.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE your salary requirements (2010 base/bonus), location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Must currently be in USA and be Green CARD/US CITIZEN/h1b with enough years left on visa (at least 3 years).

Also include the best times to reach you over the near term.

Candidates MEETING MOST OF the SPEC below will be contacted PROMPTLY.
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High Frequency Trader/ Strategist - Cash Equities
Prop Trading Company/ NYC

Successful Prop Trading firm is looking to hire a Cash Equities High Frequency Trader to start this desk/ business for the firm. The firm is already successful in other, related forms of automated equity and equity options trading and they would like someone who has successful background in HF Cash Equities to take ownership of this desk/business for the firm. The ideal peson will have the high level market knowledge, experience and maturity to take ownership of this business for the firm and help grow the business, eventually hiring and leading others. Person should have at least three years of experience as a High Frequency Trader, but more is better. The firm is medium size and has centralized, collaborative environment and has a very fast platform to accommodate speed sensitive strategies.

The firm will offer a base and bonus or base and commission depending on the person.

Revised Paul Allen lawsuit continues to show what's wrong with tech patents

"Four months after filing a laughably broad patent lawsuit against a Who's Who of tech companies--and only weeks after a judge tossed out its complaint for being too vague--Paul Allen's Interval Licensing is at it again.

The Seattle corporation, the surviving entity of the defunct Interval Research firm set up by the Microsoft co-founder in the mid 1990s, filed a revised complaint Tuesday against AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo and YouTube."