Trainee PhD Portfolio Manager- Systematic Quant Trading Fund- London- £75k+ Bonus recruitment

 Role:-

Initially you will enter the quantitative fund as a junior, utilising your strong analytical and mathematical skills in researching, designing and back testing systematic trading strategies. You will work in a very collegiate team environment and leverage your statistical and mathematical skills into the quant trading environment.

The team has a very flat structure. You will be responsible for designing mathematical models to analyse price discrepancies in markets, create statistical signals, generating tools and designs and developing ways to optimise trading strategies.

You will work alongside senior traders in researching strategies, developing algorithms and optimising ways to take advantage of market inefficiencies and price discrepancies within the financial markets. The head of the group will teach you the art of developing systematic trading strategies. Initially the role will be very research driven with aspects of programming and the  developing of mathematic models but once you have grasped that you will become more involved in the trading life cycle. 

Requirements:-

Ideally you will be a recent PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Engineering, Operations Research or Computer Science from a well respected institution.

You must have at least one year of experience within the industry either through a permanent job / relevant internships. Candidates with less than one year’s experience , will not be considered.

Strong programming skills in object orientated languages.

The firm are keen to speak to candidates from all walks of life but a very strong academic background within an analytical field with the motivation to build a long-term career within finance is a must.

A background in optimisation, regression models, Monte Carlo simulation or machine learning is highly desirable.

Maths or Physics Olympiads are highly desirable.

The interview process will involve meetings with the hedge fund owners and technical interviews with the quants/ traders within the firm. 

Please send a Word CV to Tina Kaul at quants@ekafinance.com