Mid-level Quantitative Researcher (Equities Stat-Arb) London Based recruitment

This is an exciting opportunity to join a relatively new unit within the business, focused on equity statistical-arbitrage strategies. As the successful candidate, you will focus on maintaining and improving the group’s current trading and execution systems, while partnering up with a senior portfolio manager. You will be conducting research on intra-day signal construction, analysing tick-data and data mining high dimension data sets utilizing time-series analysis among other day to day tasks.

Skill Set:

• You will display an ability to work with large data sets

• Demonstrate a keen understanding of finance

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of quantitative, statistical and econometric concepts

• Java programming skills: additional Matlab skills is a preference

• At minimum of 2 years in a similar role

• Minimum of a Masters, preferably a PhD in a technical subject i.e Maths, Physics, Computer Science from a world class academic institution

If you believe you have the skill set outlined above and would like to apply, please send your résumé to Rachelle at Rachelle@joveinternational.com to be considered.