Middle Office Quant Analyst

About Presto

Founded in 2014, Presto is an algorithmic trading and financial services firm with a global presence. Presto focuses on delivering exceptional value for clients through a rigorous research‑driven approach to investment and trade execution. With more than a 100 million trade executions in a day, Presto is a leading financial services firm in both digital assets and traditional finance markets.

About Middle Office

The Middle Office is a core pillar of our business, handling risk management, performance evaluation, compliance, business development and trading operations. While our foundation is quantitative and automated, we are expanding our capabilities to proactively drive business growth and optimize our global trading footprint.

About Role

We are seeking a motivated Quantitative Analyst with experience in equity trading support and risk management to join our Middle Office Quant team. Joining this dynamic and rapidly expanding team offers you the chance to collaborate with experienced professionals on various challenging projects. This position is ideal for a detail oriented responsible person with a growth mindset who is passionate about quantitative trading, risk management, and data analysis. You will have direct opportunities to contribute and gain recognition for your work.

Responsibilities

Perform daily reconciliation of positions, trades, and PnL across multiple equity markets and long short strategies

Proactively identify and resolve discrepancies to ensure accurate and uninterrupted trading operations

Develop, maintain, and optimize tools to support trading operations, risk management, capital analysis, and other business functions

Conduct quantitative research and analysis to generate actionable insights for the business and management teams

Collaborate closely with traders, engineers, and management to gather requirements and deliver efficient, scalable solutions.

Requirements

2–5 years of experience in trading operations / middle office / risk within a hedge fund, prop trading firm, or prime brokerage environment

Hands‑on experience supporting long/short equity and derivatives trading, including trade lifecycle, position/PnL reconciliation, and interaction with trading / investment teams

Strong proficiency in Python (data analysis and automation), SQL (data extraction/manipulation), and familiarity with Linux environments

Ability to communicate effectively with traders, engineers, and external counterparties in English

Preferred

Experience in hedge funds with long short equity strategy

Familiarity with prime brokerage workflows and broker data (confirmations, statements, margin, financing)

Ability to independently investigate and resolve trading, position, and PnL discrepancies under time constraints

Ability to work closely with traders, engineers, and external counterparties to diagnose issues and deliver solutions

Strong quantitative and problem‑solving mindset; ability to analyze trading and risk data

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