Quantitative Researcher - Hong Kong

The role

The Quantitative Researcher will work with portfolio managers, researchers, and developers. You will develop and deploy models for alphas, execution, and risk management using research and trading infrastructure.

What you will do

• Focus on research related to systematic macro trading strategies, mainly on rates/fixed-income assets.
• Contribute to building, maintenance, and continual improvement of production, trading, and execution.
• Evaluate new datasets for alpha potential.
• Build analytics tools.
• Improve existing signals and trading strategies.
• Collaborate with the portfolio manager directly.

Required qualifications

• 3-7 years experience in systematic trading in rates/fixed-income derivatives, bonds or futures from top tier funds or banks.
• Demonstrate ability to conduct independent alpha research, portfolio construction, curve building and asset pricing.
• Masters or PhD degree in mathematics, computer science, economics or other related discipline.

Nice to have

• Experience with managing and running risk

About the company

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a multi-manager platform that invests its capital with Internal and Partner portfolio managers across four trading strategies. The firm has developed proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics over the last 30 years.