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Quantitative Researcher – Systematic Fixed Income

A researcher role in Man Group's systematic fixed-income business. The person proposes alpha signals and improves how trades are executed, including through electronic venues.

What you’d work on

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Research and implement new fixed-income alpha signals through to live trading
Cut trading costs by executing on electronic venues such as TradeWeb and MarketAxess
Write technical reports and proposals for the team
Test signals using statistics and ML methods

What they ask for

Required

Five years or more in systematic fixed-income research
Degree with high maths or statistics content
Statistics and ML applied to real problems
Strong programming
Clear technical writing

Preferred

Systematic credit experience

Education: Degree with strong maths and statistics content (maths, physics, engineering, econometrics or similar)
Experience: 5+ years in systematic fixed-income research
Markets: fixed-income, credit

How to prepare

Build a bond carry or momentum signal and cost it realistically
Learn how electronic bond venues like RFQ platforms work
Study transaction cost analysis for fixed income
Practise writing a short research proposal

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