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High Frequency Quant Strategist/ London


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  • Eka Finance
  • London
  • 6 days ago

Leading systematic hedge fund are looking to hire a high-frequency strategist with a strong background in statistics and data analysis to strengthen their research efforts in liquid futures and cash equity markets.



Role:-


You will be responsible for developing and driving your own research agenda across all aspects of trading, from alpha generation to portfolio construction and execution. Specific responsibilities will include:



  • Conducting in-depth quantitative research into the behaviour of liquid financial markets.
  • Developing and back-testing novel and innovative alpha signals to predict the movements of markets over time horizons spanning from minutes to days.
  • Customising and tuning machine learning algorithms to optimize alpha accuracy
  • Improving trading logic through experimentation and optimization.
  • Conducting research to improve the ability to monetize and execute alpha signals.
  • Working with the technologists to help improve the trading platform and infrastructure.



Requirements:-



  • A strong academic background, with a degree in a quantitative subject (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Finance) from a leading university.
  • Further degrees or postdoctoral roles are beneficial although not a requirement.
  • Experience undertaking in-depth quantitative research for trading in either futures or cash equity markets.
  • Experience in linear and non-linear machine learning algorithms.
  • Hands-on experience of working with large data sets.
  • An interest in financial markets modeling and investing.
  • A deep understanding of statistics and an ability to apply it to real-world problems.
  • Intermediate skills in at least one programming language (e.g. Python, Java, C, C++).
  • The ability to communicate complicated ideas clearly and concisely.


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