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About the Role

KCx is seeking an Algorithmic Trader to join its team in London. This core front-office position sits at the intersection of trading, quantitative analytics, and client execution advisory, monitoring algorithmic trading performance, delivering bespoke execution analytics, and driving improvements to the algorithmic and Smart Order Routing (SOR) offering.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimize algorithmic trading performance across various execution channels.
• Provide real-time oversight of live algorithmic order flow, ensuring stable execution and rapid escalation of production issues.
• Coordinate with Trading, Quant Development, and Technology teams to diagnose and resolve execution incidents.
• Act as a technical execution partner for institutional clients on algorithmic strategy design and SOR behavior.
• Deliver bespoke execution analytics and TCA to support performance reviews and wheel allocation decisions.
• Conduct data-driven analysis of venue interaction, liquidity capture, and execution behavior.
• Translate client objectives and analytical insights into algorithmic and routing enhancements.
• Contribute to the development of internal execution analytics and monitoring tools.
• Partner with Quant Development and Engineering teams to enhance algorithmic trading strategies and Smart Order Routing capabilities.
• Participate in the design, testing, and rollout of new execution strategies, routing logic, and venue integrations.
• Act as a liaison between trading, quant, sales, and technology teams, translating execution insights into product enhancements.
• Support client onboarding, bespoke execution solution design, and evolution of KCx’s electronic execution roadmap.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of equity market microstructure, venue dynamics, and electronic execution workflows.
• Experience analyzing algorithmic trading performance, execution quality metrics, and benchmark-driven strategies.
• Demonstrated experience producing or interpreting Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) and execution performance analytics.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skillset with proficiency in Python, SQL analysis tools, including experience working with large trading datasets.
• Ability to translate quantitative insights into execution improvements, routing enhancements, or product evolution.
• Experience interacting with institutional buy-side clients or supporting execution advisory initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across trading, sales, quantitative, and technology teams.
• Ability to communicate complex execution and technical concepts to both technical and commercial audiences.
• English required.

Skills

• Algorithmic trading
• Smart Order Routing (SOR)
• Quantitative analytics
• Execution advisory
• Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA)
• Python
• SQL

Location

• London

Work Type

• Permanent contract

Experience Level

• Mid-level

Benefits

• Performance-driven compensation structure

About the Company

• Kepler Cheuvreux is a leading independent European financial services company specializing in Research, Execution, Fixed Income and Credit, Listed Derivatives, Structured Solutions, Corporate Finance, and Asset Management.
• The Group employs around 650 people and is present in 14 major financial centres in Europe, the US and the Middle East.
• KCx is Kepler Cheuvreux’s electronic execution platform, providing algorithmic trading, smart order routing, and advanced execution analytics to institutional investors globally.

Equal Opportunity

• Kepler Cheuvreux promotes equal opportunity. All applications will be given due consideration.