Quant Researcher
On Site - New York
Salary $250k-$350k + Guaranteed Bonus $200k-$300k + PnL Clip
A leading global trading house is looking to add several new Quantitative Researchers to its US franchise. The Group has offices globally but is currently looking to focus hiring in the headquarters (New York). The current Quant Research team are bilingual English and Chinese speakers, so they are looking to continue with this trend with future hires.
The firm employs a multi-strategy approach, so are happy for researchers to join with expertise in either MFT or HFT trading, as well as across US and international markets for Equities, Futures, and Crypto. The current QRs on the platform have come from a number of leading Hedge Funds and Prop Trading houses, so there is excellent DNA running through the company with a super collaborative environment, allowing QRs to maximize their returns through information sharing.
Responsibilities include:
What You’ll Do:
- Conduct alpha research and identify new trading opportunities
- End-to-end development of your own fully systematic strategy
- Build and enhance Python-based data science tools and research frameworks
- Develop and maintain robust research infrastructure for reproducibility and testing
- Support production monitoring and model performance analysis
- Collaborate with trading and engineering teams across multiple locations
Ideal Candidates will have:
- An Advanced degree in a quantitative field from a top university
- 3+ years of work experience conducting quant research at a Tier 1 firm
- All strategies are fully systeamtic and candidates will have excellent technical skills
- 3+ Years Experience generating Alpha within Futures, Equities or Crypto
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated strong work ethic and team player focused on contributing to the success of the trading desk
- Excellent coding skills in Python, and a working knowledge of C++