Quant jobs / Trexquant

Quantitative Researcher - Early Career (INDIA)

This early-career role researches predictive models for Trexquant’s systematic portfolios. Researchers are matched to a signal, strategy or data-focused team during hiring.

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.

Transform financial datasets into candidate predictive features
Fit and evaluate statistical or machine-learning models
Replicate useful academic results and test new hypotheses
Compare model behaviour in trading simulations

What they ask for

Required

Python
Interest in machine learning
Quantitative problem-solving
Independent and collaborative research
Previous signal or strategy research

Education: Bachelor or postgraduate STEM qualification; the posting also welcomes 2027 graduates from Tier 1 institutions.
Experience: Previous alpha-research experience; also open to specified 2027 graduates.
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: equities, futures

How to prepare

Build a time-ordered research experiment in Python
Compare a simple baseline with a machine-learning forecast
Document how feature availability and overfitting affect simulated results

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