Quantitative Strategist (PhD)

Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to our clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world. Our market structure expertise, broad diversification, and execution technology enables us to provide competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide The firm’s complementary core offerings—market making, client execution services, and trading venues—give Virtu a competitive advantage in developing and applying innovative tools that deliver efficiencies and performance across the organization. THE ROLEAs a Quant at Virtu, you will be working on interdisciplinary teams alongside traders, quants and seasoned software engineers. The environment is collegiate and collaborative, encouraging exposure to many teams across the globe. Apply your observation skills and modern statistical methods to identify and build predictive modelsResearch and implement new trading strategiesAnalyze existing strategies to identify potential improvementsDevelop risk models and frameworks to manage portfolio risksCreate tools to automate research tasks and improve visualization of complex data setsTHE CANDIDATEPhD in Science, Math, Engineering or other quantitative or STEM programs.No previous Quant Finance or specific asset class experience required.History of diverse, challenging, and interesting coursework paired with a strong GPAExceptional quantitative, mathematical, and problem-solving skillsGreat communication skills and the ability to collaborate with peersAbility to solve technical and or quantitative problems under pressureAbility to express ideas mathematically and algorithmicallyProgramming skills (especially Python and C/C++)Intellectually curious and self-motivated Ability to communicate within and across teams, at a high and low level, on both technical and non-technical subjectsAbility to seek guidance and learn new skills from peersExtraordinary mental flexibility and a high tolerance for ambiguityStrong drive for success within a collaborative teamTHE PROCESSAfter passing an application screening, candidates will be sent an online programming test via email from a service called HackerRank as a first step of the process.Salary Range: $175,000 - $200,000 (salary range is exclusive of bonuses, benefits or other categories of compensation)Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.