Senior Quantitative Researcher
4 days ago
City of London
My client is a leading Quantitative hedge fund, which deploys systematic trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities & futures. The core of their effort is research into a wide range of market anomalies, fuelled by their unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources. They are seeking a researcher with a background in alpha research. Responsibilities • Conduct original quantitative alpha signal research, • Manage all aspects of the research process, including data analysis, alpha signal discovery, backtesting, trading, idea generation, alpha signal/portfolio analysis and the management of production code, • Evaluate new datasets for alpha potential, • Follow, digest, analyze and improve upon the latest academic research Desirable Candidates • 2+ years of research experience in Equities., • Ph.D. or M.S. in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, operations research, or another quantitative discipline., • Programming in any of the following: Python, C++, or R., • Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new methodologies to alpha generation., • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.