Is Algorithmic Trader actually your fit?

A 15-minute focused check — only the assessments that actually predict success in this role. No fluff, no full battery.

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Algorithmic Trader

Finance

Algorithmic traders own a live book — they deploy, monitor, and kill automated strategies that generate PnL on NSE/BSE F&O, equities, or currency markets in real time. Unlike quant analysts who research alpha in back-tests, algo traders are responsible for what happens when that alpha hits the live exchange: latency to NSE co-location, fill rates against market makers, slippage during vol spikes, and the kill-switch decision at 9:17 AM when a strategy goes haywire. In India, this means operating under SEBI's Algorithmic Trading regulations (SEBI Circular CIR/MRD/DP/09/2012 and subsequent amendments requiring exchange-approved algo tags), understanding NSE's 200-millisecond throttle bands at Mahape colo, and interfacing with risk managers on VaR and margin utilization before session open. Employers include HFT prop shops (Quadeye, iRageCapital, Tower Research Capital India, Optiver India), investment bank SETS desks (Goldman Sachs Strats & Execution, J.P. Morgan algo execution), and quantitative hedge funds (WorldQuant, Two Sigma India).

What you'll do

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Career Interests
7 min
Tells us if the day-to-day activities of this role energize you.
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Personality Profile
8 min
Reveals whether the working style this role demands fits how you naturally show up.

What you'll get — free

A clear fit verdict for Algorithmic Trader — strong, good, worth exploring, or stretch.
The 2-3 reasons it fits (or doesn't), based on what this role actually demands.
An honest signal on whether to keep exploring this path or look elsewhere.

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Algorithmic Trader

Career Interests

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