Quantitative Researcher Execution Services

London, ENG, GB, United Kingdom

Job Description




Quantitative Researcher - Execution Services
The Central Liquidity Strategies (CLS) business manages a number of portfolios and products designed to optimize the firm's trading and execution approach by providing internal liquidity solutions for portfolio managers on both a risk and agency basis.


We are seeking an Alpha Researcher with experience in return / toxicity forecasting as it relates to market-making business offering pricing on larger blocks of equities either via outright risk pricing or other product structures.

Principal Responsibilities



Modelling

: Design and develop models to assist in alpha generation. Areas include: + Automated evaluation of signal performance over time and feature engineering techniques to drive improvements.
+ Combination of multiple signals to produce a single useable alpha for different contexts and attribution of performance.
+ Robust estimation of key metrics such as signal correlations, decay, turnover and risk.

Rigorous Grounding:

Given inherent complexity and high dimensionality, employ methods to avoid overfitting and poor OOS performance based on sound statistical reasoning.

Collaboration:

Work with team members to decide the overall direction, design, and architecture of the platform, and collaborate with key stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications/Skills Required



Required Experience:

5+ years of experience in Quantitative Finance setting, with a proven track record of developing robust alpha models, preferably in an Equities context.

Education:

PhD or Master's degree in Statistics, or a related field with an excellent understanding of the theory behind statistical and machine learning methods. *

Technical Skills:

Proficiency in Python and/or KDB, preferably both.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD4412191
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Full Time
  • Job Location
    London, ENG, GB, United Kingdom
  • Education
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