Junior Quantitative Researcher

Job Responsibilities

• Support and improve existing trading strategies.
• Assist senior quantitative researchers to carry out quantitative strategy design, research and development in global futures, stock, options and cryptocurrency markets.
• Statistically analyze large-scale tick-by-tick financial data to extract alpha patterns.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have graduated with advanced degrees from top universities, majoring in science and engineering, preferably Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, EE, and Physics. Have formal training of independent academic research.
• 1-3 years of work experience in systematic alpha research/equity trading.
• Programming skills: proficient in the following programming languages - C++ and Python.
• Mathematical basics: having a good understanding of data science, being critical in learning knowledge, understanding at least one of statistical modeling, machine learning, econometrics or optimization.
• Being fast, critical and reasonable in thinking.
• Good communicator, being rigorous, patient, and having a strong sense of teamwork.
• Highly motivated, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.