Quant Researcher - California - PhD and Master's graduates
A top tier trading firm is looking for highly talented Masters and PhD graduates to join their business.
Based in California, the company is renowned for having a strong track record of success - running a mixture of discretionary and fully automated trading strategies. They hire from elite academic institutions and are used to getting graduates up to speed in a short period of time - giving them exposure to markets and allowing them to work on trading strategies very early on.
The day-to-day will see you using your mathematical and statistical knowledge and intuition to develop interesting and unique trading ideas that, when approved, will be put into production and be running live across global markets.
This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to work at a high calibre trading firm and be in a risk taking position.
The right candidate will have excellent python coding skills, have a familiarity of financial markets and will have achieved / be on track to achieve exceptional grades from a top University.
No trading experience is required but any such experience is beneficial.
The firm pay very well with total comp being ~ + $300,000 for year one and genuinely offer a healthy work / life balance.
Responsibilities
- Conducting alpha research across a variety of asset classes
- Helping implement and enhance systematic strategies
- Building tools which will improve and optimise investment ideas
Requirements
- A Masters or PhD from an exceptional university (must be a highly quantitative subject)
- Excellent coding skills in one of Python, C++ or R
- An interest in financial markets
- Willingness to work in a fast paced environment