Quantitative Researcher - Cash Equities
Experience: 3-8 years (flexible for the right candidate)
Start Date: ASAP (ideally within 3-6 months)
- Conduct alpha research in U.S. equities, ideally within 1-20 day holding periods (intraday also considered)
- Develop and own your own strategies from data exploration to signal generation and execution
- Collaborate closely with the PM and a junior researcher to expand the team's research footprint
- Contribute to a core revenue-generating function with the potential to manage your own book over time
- Leverage a rich alternative data environment and strong infrastructure to accelerate research
- Demonstrated alpha research experience in U.S. equities
- Comfortable with 1.5-2.0 Sharpe strategies
- Brings orthogonal thinking to the team's current approach
- Backgrounds of interest include:
- Open/Close auction strategies
- MFT Equity Stat-Arb strategies
- Equity derivatives used to trade single stocks
- Fundamental data-driven strategies
- Sell-side experience in CRB or liquidity market-making groups
- Collaborative mindset with a strong sense of ownership
- Humble, energetic, and confident in backing their signals
- Base salary: $150K-$200K (depending on experience)
- Total comp: $300K-$450K (performance-based)
- Bonus structure: tied to performance of individual signals/strategies and team performance
- Potential for first-year guarantee or sign-on bonus (case-by-case, tied to track record)
- Significant upside for strong performers, including potential to run your own book down the line
- Work directly with a PM in a non-siloed, collaborative environment
- Access to extensive data and infrastructure to support alpha research
- Opportunity to grow from a team player to owning and managing your own strategies
- High-impact role with clear link between performance and compensation
- Culture of ownership, transparency, and long-term growth
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