Research Associate recruitment
Research Associate
Researchers will be involved in all aspects of researching, developing and improving trading strategies and implementation of these strategies for the firm. Candidates should be ambitious, quantitative, and enthusiastic about implementing new ideas and are expected to be hands on and self sufficient in conducting all aspects of research projects.
ROLE
? Perform statistical and economic research on financial data to develop new, and improve current investment strategies in collaboration with existing Stock Selection team
? Conduct research on various aspects of implementation of investment strategies such as trading cost models, risk models, optimization, and portfolio construction
? Add features to proprietary research system to implement new research ideas
? Conduct analysis related to ongoing portfolio monitoring and performance attribution
REQUIREMENTS
? Graduate of a top Ph.D. program in Finance or Economics required
? 5-7 years of post-graduate financial industry experience
? Ability to drive research initiatives to develop proprietary equity quantitative trading strategies
? Experience doing empirical research and working with large data sets related to financial data
? Strong background in econometrics (or statistics) and knowledge of optimization
? Good economic intuition and thorough knowledge of finance and economics
? Experience programming in Matlab or similar tools; Python experience a plus
? Strong presentation skills and ability to discuss and explain involved concepts in finance and mathematics in both verbal and written form
? Analytical and problem solving skills with strong attention to detail
? Ability to work on complex projects independently as well as in a team
? Hard working and eager to learn in a highly intellectual, collaborative environment