Quant Researcher
We are partnering with an early-stage financial technology company building the infrastructure behind next-generation financial markets.
This is a unique quantitative research opportunity at the intersection of index construction, optimization, market design, and risk modeling. You'll help develop benchmarks, analytics, and risk frameworks for emerging asset classes and event-driven markets, contributing to products that could ultimately be used by exchanges, institutions, and market participants globally.
The firm is working to create institutional-grade tooling and data products around event contracts and alternative markets. methodology development, and product design.
Responsibilities:
- Design and construct indices and benchmarks for event-driven and emerging asset classes.
- Develop methodologies for aggregating, classifying, and risk-grouping event contracts.
- Research and implement optimization-driven frameworks for index construction and benchmark design.
- Build and enhance backtesting infrastructure to evaluate index methodologies and product performance.
- Create risk-factor frameworks and analytics that help users understand exposure and market behavior.
- Collaborate closely with founders, exchanges, and product stakeholders to bring new market concepts to life.
Qualifications:
- 2-5 years of experience in a quantitative research, quantitative analyst, or related role.
- Advanced Python skills and experience working with large and complex datasets.
- Experience developing systematic methodologies and translating research into production frameworks.
- Ability to independently generate ideas, conduct research, and challenge assumptions.
*A strong preference for profiles that have 2 or more years of experience within Prepetual Futures
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