Elite Junior Mathematician- Assistant Portfolio Manager- High Frequency Fund- $250K++ recruitment

Overview

The firm currently have offices and a research platform in India, London, Singapore, Russia, Tel-Aviv and NY/ CT. Although they have only been for a few years they have the expertise to grow and continuously attract the highest calibre of talent. The current focus is to bring on board a top performing junior who has been a high achiever throughout their academic and extra-curricular career. The opportunity is unlike any other on the market as it allows the candidates to work closely with a senior trader and eventually take on a similar type of role within a short time frame- in most other firms it will take people 5+ years to get this type of role. They offer a fantastic working environment and rewards/ packages unrivalled on the market- all they ask for in return is a hungry and willing to learn individual who is motivated by building a long-term career within quantitative finance.

You will be working closely with a senior trader/ Portfolio manager in researching, back testing and developing trading strategies across a variety of asset classes. In addition you will generate signals for yourself, optimise existing models and find discrepancies within financial instruments whilst predicting the movements of global stocks. As they are only seeking 2 candidates for this role the bar is very high so candidates must have a very strong academic (any level) from an established top tier institution, ideally within maths, statistics, physics, engineering or computer science. In addition candidates need to demonstrate areas of excellence, be it competition winners, Olympiads or high GPA. An optimisation, signal processing or mathematical modelling background is desirable.

You

• Must have an elite educational background

• Technically strong in C++, Matlab, R

• High achieving junior with motivation to build a long-term career in finance

• Understand how their skill set can be applied to the financial industry

• Relevant internships in technology or finance are desirable

Contact                                                  

If you find this role of interest, please contact Rizwaan Ahmed at +44 (0)20 3178 5678 or via email on apply@mavenalpha.com quoting the reference RZAM.