Quantitative Researcher - Greenfield Prop Trading Platform
A small trading platform is launching a prop trading desk across London and Milan. They are looking for entrepreneurial individuals to join them to develop new projects, create new strategies and deploy them.
The fund is looking to hire someone interested in managing risk, collaborating with expert ML researchers, and leading a new venture.
The prop trading desk prides itself on providing high-quality data, robust infrastructure, and significant opportunities to scale-up down the line.
As this is a greenfield effort, they are open to candidates with experience across a range of asset classes, with a slight preference for candidates with experience managing mid-frequency equities and/or crypto strategies.
This is a multi-hire effort.
Responsibilities
- Managing the systematic investment process from research to execution.
- Building tools for efficiency and time saving.
- Contributing to the research and trading pipeline, including Risk and Factor Modelling.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or Engineering.
- Demonstrated experience managing alpha research and trading across equities/ crypto strategies (open to other asset classes).
- Capacity to excel in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong coding skills in at least one of the following programming languages: Python, R, Matlab, and /or C++, C#.
- 2-10 years' experience with equity statistical arbitrage strategies doing alpha research.
If interested, please apply via the link. Due to high volume of applications, additional time may be needed for suitable applicants to receive a response.
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