Central Trading Analyst

Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities.

Tower is home to some of the world’s best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization. 

Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance.

At Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our Business Support teams are essential to building and maintaining the platform that powers everything we do — combining market access, data, compute, and research infrastructure with risk management, compliance, and a full suite of business services. Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best

At Tower, employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring Tower’s automated trading systems during Indian market hours across multiple exchanges while working in rotational shifts.
• Contributing to regulatory reporting, audit requests, inspections, internal controls, and the preparation and maintenance of related documentation.
• Designing and implementing trading and operations-related dashboards, reports, trackers, and data tools to support monitoring, analysis, and decision-making.
• Optimizing operational processes by identifying manual or repetitive activities and developing dashboards, reports, and automation solutions to improve efficiency and strengthen controls.
• Developing ad hoc reports and supporting miscellaneous job-related activities as assigned.
• Managing assigned projects and recurring activities to ensure accurate and timely delivery in accordance with established procedures and agreed timelines.

Qualifications

• A graduate degree in computer science, complemented by relevant industry experience, or a postgraduate degree or specialization in finance is preferred.
• Knowledge of Indian capital-market regulations, SEBI guidelines, exchange circulars, and exchange procedures; NISM Series XVI, VIII, and VII certifications are preferred.
• Experience or exposure to a high-frequency trading (HFT) or algorithmic trading environment, with familiarity with risk controls across equities, futures, options, and commodities markets, is preferred.