Quant jobs / Morgan Stanley

Manager – Quantitative Investment Strategies (Index Development)

A role in the cross-asset quantitative investment strategies group that designs systematic strategies offered to clients. The hire builds, monitors and reports on equity and multi-asset indices.

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.

Code and backtest new equity and multi-asset index strategies
Monitor live indices daily and fix calculation, data or calendar errors
Oversee rebalances and make modifications to live indices
Attribute the performance of systematic strategies and produce client reports
Run bespoke scenario and sensitivity analysis for clients

What they ask for

Required

Quantitative degree from a leading institute
2-4 years in index or quant research
Strong Python, with R and Java
Option Greeks and derivatives such as swaps and swaptions
Equity derivatives market knowledge
Attention to detail
Clear written communication

Preferred

Track record writing trade ideas for wide distribution

Education: Degree in a quantitative discipline such as BE, BTech or an MS in maths, statistics or financial engineering.
Experience: 2-4 years in index or quant research and index analytics
Languages and tools: Python
R
Java
Markets: equities, multi-asset, options

How to prepare

Build and backtest a rules-based index in Python with transaction costs and rebalancing
Learn how volatility-target and overlay strategies are constructed
Write performance attribution code that splits returns by component
Review option Greeks and how they behave through time

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