PhD/ Msc Computational Finance- Junior Researcher- Model building-Electronic Trading-$250K++ recruitment

Our client is a US based hedge who is looking to expand their teams in NY, Massachusetts and Chicago with the addition of junior researchers with backgrounds in computational finance.

Background

The firm has a strong background in automated trading across the equities and futures markets and more specifically across the high frequency area. Currently looking to expand their electronic trading group in the US the firm has the capacity to hire junior researchers/ traders for their automated trading team in New York, Chicago and Massachusetts.

Coming in as an entry level researcher finance experience is not required but what is essential is having a very strong academic background with strong programming and mathematical modelling skills. Internships from outside finance are preferable such as from the IT or software industries.

You will be working in a small collegiate team with a very flat structure all reporting to the group head has historically brought on junior researchers and developed them into successful senior traders, and is known in the industry as a very successful macroeconomist and mathematician. You will be responsible for designing mathematical models to analyse price discrepancies in markets, create statistical signal generating tools and design and develop ways to optimise trading strategies.  

Ideally you will have a very strong educational background stemming from Physics, Computational finance or mathematics and be looking to start ASAP in building a long-term career within quant finance. Maths or Physics Olympiads are highly desirable.

You

• Must have a PhD or Msc in Physics, computational finance or maths from a leading US based institution with GPA’s above 3.6

• Willingness to go beyond an academic environment and portraying your modelling and statistical skills in a commercial environment.

• Desire to build a long-term career within quant finance.

• Strong programming skills in object orientated languages.

• A strong technical background is highly desirable.

Contact

If you find this role of interest please contact Rizwaan Ahmed on apply@mavenalpha.com quoting reference RZAM or by telephone at +44 (0)203 178 5678.