Trading & Technology
Markets move in milliseconds. You need talent that can keep up.
Modern trading businesses are built on specialist talent, and can only grow as quickly as their technical capabilities. We partner with firms across the entire trading ecosystem, connecting them with the people who develop strategies, build platforms, manage risk, and create competitive advantage in increasingly complex markets.
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Why trading firms hire through talisman
This particular industry requires a niche search leader who understands the unique requirements, being across the difference between a power trader, quant developer, or low latency C++ engineer allows us to create shortlists with entirely applicable candidates. We work exclusively with specialist talent across trading and technology, giving our clients access to one of the industry’s largest networks spanning traders, software engineers, quantitative professionals, risk specialists, originators, and executive leaders.
Our consultants understand both the commercial and technical sides of modern trading businesses across the US.
One market. Multiple specialist disciplines.
Our experience spans the full trading and technology landscape, from the way firms approach markets to the systems that support execution. That breadth of expertise allows us to connect clients with specialist talent across asset classes and technical environments, while advising with a clear view of how each part of the market fits together.
Successful trading teams rely on people who can interpret markets and act with conviction, regardless of whether the strategy is fundamental or systematic. We help firms secure specialist talent across discretionary and quantitative trading, with deep experience in energy markets and other highly competitive hiring environments.
Fundamental Trading
Systematic Trading
Quantitative Trading
Energy Trading
Options Trading
Portfolio Management
Every asset class brings its own technical demands and commercial pressures. Our experience spans commodities, equities, fixed income and foreign exchange, alongside the fast-developing digital assets market. This gives clients access to specialists across both established and emerging areas.
Commodities
Equities
Fixed Income
FX
Digital Assets
Cross-Asset Trading
At the highest level, performance is won through precision and speed. Market makers and proprietary trading firms depend on quantitative researchers and software engineers, supported by trading specialists who understand how to build and refine low-latency environments where every millisecond matters.
Market Making
High Frequency Trading
Quantitative Research
Execution
Low Latency Engineering
FPGA Engineering
For modern trading businesses, technology is no longer a support function. It is the infrastructure behind market access and execution, from trading platforms and connectivity through to data systems and low-latency architecture. Our network includes the engineers who keep those environments moving.
C++
Rust KDB+
C#
Python
Low Latency Systems
Distributed Systems
Trusted by industry leaders.
“talisman has been a key partner in the growth of our Power Trading team. They have developed a strong understanding of our business and consistently helped us identify high-quality talent across trading, analytics, technology and operations. Their support has been instrumental as we’ve continued to build and scale the platform.”
Head of Power Trading
Dynasty Power
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talisman recruits across trading and technology markets throughout the United States, including energy trading, commodities, market making, proprietary trading, quantitative solutions, trading technology and data and analytics. Our consultants work across both front-office and technical environments, giving them a clear view of how trading teams are built.
Our work spans traders, quantitative professionals, analysts, developers, engineers and senior leadership. Searches can include front-office trading roles as well as the technology, data and risk functions that support execution and performance.
talisman works with trading firms, energy and commodities businesses, market makers and technology-led organizations supporting modern markets. We also partner with companies building specialist trading, quantitative and technical teams within larger financial or energy businesses.
Yes. talisman supports hiring across trading desks as well as the technology behind them. That includes roles in software engineering, quantitative development, data, analytics and infrastructure where technical performance directly affects trading capability.
These searches often depend on a specific combination of market knowledge and technical depth. Our consultants map relevant firms, understand where that experience sits and assess the context behind a candidate’s track record rather than relying on job titles alone.
Yes. Many of the professionals in our network are not actively searching when we first speak. A conversation can provide useful context on compensation, hiring activity and where demand for your experience is moving, without creating pressure to make a change.