Quantitative Researcher/Analyst to join FX Algo team – London recruitment

A successful multi-billion dollar USA fund is actively looking to take on a quantitative researcher to join its team in London.

Job Description

Objective: Research and develop ways to improve my clients current core strategies and create new quantitative trading algorithms to complement and diversify the firm's main strategies. Maximize performance and competitiveness by utilizing quantitative methods and advanced technological tools.

Key Responsibilities:

-          Develop methods to make existing systems more efficient, profitable and robust.

-          Research and develop new trading strategies, ideally offering significant diversification to production strategies in terms of style, markets traded, time frame and frequency, to increase potential gains, reduce risk, and increase the firm's capacity. Follow robust procedures of development, reducing the difference between simulated vs. actual performance.

-          Design advanced computer programs outside the traditional EasyLanguage framework to facilitate robust implementation of research as well as production versions of trading systems.

-          Interact with other departments - technology, operations, trading, marketing, and accounting - to ensure current and proposed ideas are implemented, monitored and executed efficiently and accurately.

-          Regularly present findings and ideas to management and investment committee.

-          Complete other projects as requested by senior management.

Required Skills

Background in the asset management industry with extensive trading/strategy knowledge. Advanced programming experience in languages suited for quantitative design.

Required Experience

PhD in a quantitative field or MS degree with 5+ years related experience.

Job Location - London, LON

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Although preferable, we do not require a CV, please feel free to get in touch regarding this role to talk to a member of the team to discuss this role. For more current openings with our clients, please see www.g-q-r.com/vacancies

We Welcome speculative and tentative applications roles and others of a similar nature that we may have available on our books.

Applying: Quant-Jobs@globalquantrecruitment.com

Search Consultant: Ben Harris –please mention job reference HB1986
Contact Telephone Number: +44 (0) 203 207 9502
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Website: www.G-Q-R.com