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Quantitative Researcher - Execution (USA)

The execution research team analyses trading outcomes and updates transaction-cost models. The aim is to improve execution quality across equities, futures and additional markets.

What you’d work on

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Analyse recent and historical fills across instruments
Estimate transaction costs and market impact
Test execution changes with traders and brokers
Present evidence on cost, fill rates and strategy performance

What they ask for

Required

Three or more years in electronic execution
Python
Quantitative analysis
Attention to trading details

Education: Bachelor, master or doctoral qualification in maths, computing, statistics or a related STEM subject.
Experience: 3+ years of electronic execution at a quantitative trading firm.
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: equities, futures

How to prepare

Build a transaction-cost report from timestamped fills
Fit and challenge a simple market-impact model
Design a study comparing execution policies without selection bias

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