Junior Quantitative Researcher

The role

This person will support and improve existing trading strategies. They will assist senior quantitative researchers in quantitative strategy design, research and development in global futures, stock, options and cryptocurrency markets. They will statistically analyze large-scale tick-by-tick financial data to extract alpha patterns.

What you will do

• Support and improve existing trading strategies.
• Assist senior quantitative researchers to carry out quantitative strategy design, research and development in global futures, stock, options and cryptocurrency markets.
• Statistically analyze large-scale tick-by-tick financial data to extract alpha patterns.

Required qualifications

• Graduated with advanced degrees from top universities.
• Majoring in science and engineering.
• Have formal training of independent academic research.
• 1-3 years of work experience in systematic alpha research/equity trading.
• Proficient in C++ and Python.
• Good understanding of data science.
• Understanding at least one of statistical modeling, machine learning, econometrics or optimization.
• Fast, critical and reasonable in thinking.
• Good communicator.
• Rigorous, patient, and having a strong sense of teamwork.
• Highly motivated.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Majoring in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, EE, and Physics.