Quantitative Researcher – Mid-Frequency
A researcher role building mid-frequency systematic trading strategies at a large electronic trading firm. It sits in the research organisation and covers the full strategy chain from signals to execution.
What you’d work on
Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.
- Test new return predictions on large, noisy datasets and judge whether they survive out-of-sample
- Prototype alpha signals, then rewrite the promising ones as production code
- Work on how signals are combined into portfolios and sized
- Help tune the execution logic that turns target positions into orders
- Review colleagues' models and refine existing strategies
What they ask for
Required
- Statistical arbitrage experience (3+ years)
- Rigorous statistics
- Research on large noisy datasets
- Python for data analysis and machine learning
- Quantitative degree
- Strong attention to detail
Preferred
- C++
- Education
- Degree in a quantitative or technical subject such as statistics, CS, physics, maths or economics; strong academic record.
- Experience
- 3+ years in statistical arbitrage research
- Languages and tools
How to prepare
- Build a cross-sectional stat-arb backtest with realistic costs and show how you guard against overfitting
- Practise regression, shrinkage and cross-validation on noisy financial data
- Write a small signal-to-portfolio pipeline in Python and document each assumption
- Learn the basics of portfolio construction and trade execution costs
What to study
- Statistical Arbitrage
- Probability, Statistics and Financial Data
- Quantitative Research, Data and Backtesting
- Financial Machine Learning
- Portfolio Theory and Quantitative Investment
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