Equity Strategist – Investment Bank – London recruitment

Equity Strategist - Tier 1 Bank - London

Tier 1 Investment Bank looking for 2x Equity Strategists to join the Synthetic Equities group.

The successful candidate will come from one of a number of backgrounds:

- PhD / DPhil grad Particle / Nuclear Physics / Mathematics or directly related

- strong tier 1 education with experience as a Quant / Strategist in Cash Equities with strong OO programming experience

- strong tier 1 education with experience as a Quant / Strategist in Rates with strong OO programming experience

- Post doc research from CERN / Marie Curie / Max Planck / Fermilab in particle physics or alike with strong OO technical skills.

The role will be very business facing (on a daily basis).

From a technical perspective you will ideally have a strong background in one of the following: C++ / Java / Python.

The role itself will involve:

•Optimizing inventory management across stock loan book and margin lending book.

•Developing dynamic pricing models for the securities lending market.

•Analysing lender behaviour and profitability.

•Developing margining methodologies covering most asset classes (equity, credit, FX, IR, commodities)

•Working with risk managers to understand the risk profile of clients’ portfolios.

•Developing and applying analytical tools to optimize liquidity, revenue and Balance Sheet across the business.

If interested in discussing futher, please send through an up to date CV detailing availability and salary expectations to Jamie Peters at j.peters@westbourne-partners.com