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Quantitative Researcher – Systematic MFT

An alpha research role in the systematic mid-frequency team at a quantitative trading firm. You would own research from idea through to live monitoring, in any asset class.

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.

Design and run your own alpha strategies end to end
Do portfolio construction and backtesting on cleaned data
Work with engineers to take strategies live
Track and analyse live strategy performance versus research

What they ask for

Required

Alpha research experience
Portfolio construction
Backtesting
Data sourcing and cleaning
Proven end-to-end strategy track record
Evidence-driven mindset

Education: Not stated
Experience: Proven record running a systematic strategy end to end

How to prepare

Write up a complete alpha research project: data, signal, costs, portfolio and live monitoring plan
Study backtest overfitting and multiple-testing controls
Practise portfolio construction with turnover and cost constraints
Be ready to defend your research choices under challenge

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 VivCourt Trading and doesn’t handle applications.