Quantitative Research Analyst

Quantitative Research Analyst

We are seeking experienced Quantitative Research Analysts. As a member of one of our trading teams, a Quantitative Research Analyst will be using our in-house trading system—one of the fastest and most comprehensive in the world—to develop and deploy algorithmic trading strategies based on patterns in market behavior.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and deploying high-frequency trading algorithms
• Exploring trading ideas by analyzing market data and market micro-structure for patterns
• Creating tools to analyze data for patterns
• Contributing to libraries of analytical computations to support market data analysis and trading
• Developing, augmenting, and calibrating exchange simulators

Qualifications

• A PhD from a top-tier university
• 1-3 years of research experience in high-frequency trading
• A strong background in mathematics and statistics
• Proficiency in back-testing, simulation, and statistical techniques (auto-regression, auto-correlation, and Principal Component Analysis)
• Solid data-mining and analysis skills, including experience dealing with a large amount of data/tick data
• Familiarity with signal generation and statistical models
• Strong programming skills in C++, MATLAB, and R