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125: Matthew Hoyle – Getting Hired—Who Trading Firms and Hedge Funds Are Seeking Out

May 18, 2017

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Quick takeaways

Hiring practices vary among firms, with some valuing fresh grads and others prioritizing prior trading experience.

Traders who are adaptable and can develop innovative strategies are highly sought after by trading firms.

The demand for professionals skilled in machine learning and artificial intelligence is increasing in the trading industry.

Deep dives

Different hiring practices among firms

Hiring practices vary among firms, with some preferring fresh grads and others valuing prior trading experience.

Introduction

2min

Tips for Getting Hired, the Skills Which Are Most in Demand, and What Firms Are Looking For

2min

The Disappointment of Being a Trader

3min

The Role of a Headhunter

2min

The Importance of Reputation in Recruitment

2min

The Diverse Types of Trading Operations We Work For

5min

How to Get a Job in the Industry

4min

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Prior Trading Experience

4min

What Skills Are Most in Demand as of Late?

3min

10.

How to Be a Successful Point and Click Trader

2min

11.

The Rise of Automation in the Stock Trading Industry

3min

12.

The Different Types of Junior Roles in a Quantitative Prop Firm

3min

13.

The Importance of Interest in Trading

2min

14.

How to Land a Position in a Tech Firm

2min

15.

How to Attract the Best Talent to a Firm

3min

16.

How Much Does a Company Pay?

3min

17.

The Disdiscretionary Payout Model

2min

18.

The Effect of Automation on Hiring

4min

19.

How Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Will Change Hiring

4min

20.

How to Interview for a Junior Role

2min

21.

How to Do a Mock Interview

2min

Matthew Hoyle was once a trader, or more specifically, an options market maker. And he started at a very young age, on the exchange floor in Amsterdam. But since 2003, he’s been in the headhunting (or recruiting) business. His firm, Matthew Hoyle Financial Markets.

Essentially, Matthew finds the best candidates for hard to fill roles. He’s contracted by banks, hedge funds and all sorts of trading firms—for example; Tibra, Optiver, Tower Research, Citadel, Millennium Partners, amongst many others.

Matthew’s deeply knowledgeable on the industry, and he’s won many awards for doing what he does…

During this episode we get talking about; tips for getting hired, the skills which are most in demand, what firms are looking for, also, how firms attempt to attract and retain talent, various compensation structures – and everything in between!

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125: Matthew Hoyle – Getting Hired—Who Trading Firms and Hedge Funds Are Seeking Out

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Different hiring practices among firms

Importance of problem-solving skills

Increasing demand for machine learning and AI skills

Desire to explore new markets

The importance of practicing interviews and tests

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts