About the job

Quantitative Researcher, International Equities/ ETFs

The International Equities & ETF trading team of a multi-billion global hedge fund seeks to bring a Quantitative Researcher to join a growing, tech-driven trading team. This is a newly created role to build out the International Equities & ETF trading desk at this top-performing firm in systematic trading.

The successful candidate will work with Portfolio Managers and Quantitative Traders in this trading team to design signals, research, generate alpha, design algorithmic trading strategies, backtesting, and work collaboratively with an elite top-performing trading team.

Role responsibilities:

• Research, develop, backtest, and implement algorithmic trading strategies for International Equities & ETFs
• Generate new alpha through quantitative, event-driven signals related to crypto trading
• Backtesting/Programming skills in Python
• Identify new trading opportunities by using statistical methods and analysing large data sets
• Contribute to improving a state-of-the-art quantitative pipeline that allows for fast strategy test iteration and insight generation

Candidate requirements:

• Experience in alpha research and development related to any asset class
• STEM background, advanced degree preferred
• Proficient in Python/ C++
• Experience of systematic trading strategies and techniques
• Knowledge and experience working with trade execution algorithms
• International Equity or ETF research/ trading experience preferred

Please apply or feel free to email Daniel Tuppen: dtuppen@algocapitalgroup.com

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