Global investment firms deploy cryptocurrency traders even on weekends… 24-hour market response in full swing

As the 24-hour operation of the crypto market brings changes to traditional financial structures, global trading companies are increasingly staffing personnel on weekdays and weekends. Qube Research & Technologies, a quantitative investment management firm headquartered in London, is moving in line with this trend. Currently, Qube is recruiting for a 'Crypto | Quant Trader (Weekend Work)' position. The hiring is based on a four-day workweek, with mandatory weekend shifts every other week. Applicants will be responsible for monitoring real-time cryptocurrency trading, checking strategy performance and risks, and executing trading indicators and data sets. This stands in stark contrast to traditional financial markets. Most existing exchanges, such as the New York Stock Exchange and global futures markets, are only open during specific weekday hours and closed on weekends and holidays. In contrast, crypto assets, including BTC, can be traded 24/7 without holiday or closing time restrictions. As a result, trading opportunities can arise or disappear in an instant, and sometimes require responses to rapidly changing price movements even in the middle of weekend nights. These market characteristics are demanding new personnel management strategies from financial institutions. Particularly given the high liquidity and unpredictability of crypto assets, there is a growing movement to have professional traders monitor risks at their desks even on weekends. Trump has also been indirectly influencing the market by publicly accepting certain cryptocurrencies, which is expected to further highlight the importance of the 24-hour market.