The organisation
What Tower Research Capital does
Tower Research Capital is a quantitative trading firm founded in New York in 1998, making it one of the earlier firms to build automated, algorithmic trading strategies. It trades across asset classes including equities, futures and foreign exchange, generally through short-term, technology-driven strategies rather than long-term fundamental investing, acting as a liquidity provider on exchanges around the world. Tower is privately held and structured as an investment manager for its own trading capital rather than for outside client money. From its New York base it built out a global office network, including Amsterdam, to trade in European hours and access European markets directly.
In the Netherlands
Tower Research Capital in the Netherlands
Tower Research Capital is a US firm headquartered in New York, with Amsterdam serving as its European trading office. As with other US quantitative trading firms, Amsterdam was a natural choice given the city's long history as a hub for options and derivatives trading, rooted in its historic exchange floor and the local firms, such as Optiver, IMC and Flow Traders, that grew out of it. For students, Tower's Amsterdam office provides access to algorithmic trading and technology work for a US firm without relocating outside the Netherlands.
Structure
Divisions and where you work
Tower organises its work around trading teams that run algorithmic strategies, quantitative research that develops and tests models, and a technology organisation responsible for its trading infrastructure. Graduates typically join as quantitative researchers, traders or software engineers.
Getting in
How students start here
Tower recruits in Amsterdam through internships and graduate programmes for trading, research and technology roles. Selection is quantitative and technical in nature, so mathematical and programming ability tends to matter more than a specific field of study.
Key facts
At a glance
- Type
- Proprietary trading / quantitative trading
- Head office
- New York (Europe: Amsterdam)
- Founded
- 1998
- Ownership
- Private
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Relevant finance paths
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tower Research Capital
What does Tower Research Capital do?
A New York-founded quantitative trading firm with a European office in Amsterdam.
How do I get an internship or graduate role at Tower Research Capital?
Tower recruits in Amsterdam through internships and graduate programmes for trading, research and technology roles. Selection is quantitative and technical in nature, so mathematical and programming ability tends to matter more than a specific field of study.
Which finance career paths are relevant at Tower Research Capital?
At Tower Research Capital, the most relevant finance career paths are Trading.
Where is Tower Research Capital based in the Netherlands?
Head office: New York (Europe: Amsterdam).
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