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Quant Researcher – Macro; Futures / FX

A researcher role in Man AHL's Macro team, which systematically trades liquid futures and FX from intraday to monthly horizons. The hire covers the whole research pipeline.

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.

Research and build alpha signals for futures and FX
Work through data, analysis, robustness checks and monetisation
Monitor live signals after launch
Contribute to portfolio construction and risk analysis
Mentor junior researchers

What they ask for

Required

Three years or more researching and live-trading futures and FX signals
Experience across the research pipeline
Portfolio construction and risk analysis
Strong coding and large dataset handling in Python
Degree with high maths, statistics and computing content

Education: Degree with high maths, statistics and computing content from a leading university
Experience: 3+ years researching and live trading futures and FX signals
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: futures, fx

How to prepare

Build a futures and FX signal with robustness checks and costs
Study monetisation and post-live signal checks
Review portfolio construction and risk targeting
Practise handling large time-series datasets in Python

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Man Group and doesn’t handle applications.