Quantamental Research Analyst
Jump Trading is a global trading firm.
About Jump Trading
Jump Trading is a global trading firm focused on research-driven trading and the engineering of scalable models, tools, infrastructure, and execution systems. Its operations combine trading, technology, AI/ML, and quantitative research, and it also runs research and talent programs including conference travel grants and a fellowship program.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Research ETF pricing and trading strategies, analyze corporate actions and special situations, determine fair value, generate trade ideas, improve dividend predictions, study datasets and asset prices, develop prediction models, and identify opportunities from macroeconomic events and market news.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
- 3–6 years of experience in buy-side or sell-side research, proprietary trading, ETF or index research, or corporate actions analysis
- Strong understanding of company fundamentals and financial ratios
- Quantitative mindset and systematic problem-solving approach
- Experience working with large datasets using Python
- High attention to detail
- Ability to work in a collaborative, team-driven, fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with quantitative traders on ETF pricing and trading strategy research
- Analyze corporate actions and special situations to determine fair value and generate trade ideas
- Improve dividend predictions and analyze their impact on equity indices and futures
- Study internal and external datasets and develop prediction models or actionable use cases
- Work with quantitative developers to productionize, automate, and scale research and trading processes
- Monitor macroeconomic events and market news to identify trading opportunities