Quant Analyst
Skills
About the Role
You will develop systems and algorithms to further improve automated trading software. You'll spend a lot of time writing code and building systems that handle complex data and processes, combining technical and practical work to find the best solutions for trading strategies. You'll support traders by identifying what can be improved based on market conditions. Your projects will range from designing, testing and implementing new strategies, to tweaking existing ones, performing data analysis to better understand the market and trading performance, or building tools to streamline and automate processes. Projects can take anywhere from a week to several months, and you'll have the freedom to approach your work and develop your own ideas.
Requirements
- Master's degree or PhD in Physics, Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, Econometrics or equivalent, with exceptional grades
- Passionate and knowledgeable about mathematical modeling
- Ability to take ownership of projects and work independently
- Experience with and passion for programming (C++ recommended, Python or other languages also acceptable)
- Attendance at a top 200 university and top tier grades (e.g., CH: ≥5.5, UK: ≥70%, NL: ≥8.0, DE: ≤1.6, FR: A, IT: 110L or equivalent)
Responsibilities
- Develop systems and algorithms to improve automated trading software
- Write code to handle complex data and processes
- Design, test and implement new trading strategies
- Tweak and refine existing trading strategies
- Perform data analysis to understand market and trading performance
- Build tools to streamline or automate processes
- Support traders with improvements based on market insights
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- 25 vacation days
- Regular dinners out
- Friday afternoon drinks
- Yearly office trip(s)
- Weekly massages
- Monthly meal allowance