Centiva Capital · 2 days ago

Quantitative Researcher

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $250K/yr

3+ years exp

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Insider Connection @Centiva Capital

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Responsibilities

Develop and support systematic and discretionary systematic trading strategies for various asset classes, including equity futures, bond futures, sector indexes, and thematic baskets.

Oversee the entire quantitative research process, including methodology selection, data onboarding, exploratory analysis, strategy backtesting, and performance monitoring.

Develop quantitative frameworks to advise the portfolio manager on risk limits, position sizing, portfolio construction, and trade execution.

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PythonData ScienceQuantitative ResearchTrading StrategiesEquity FuturesRates FuturesEvent Trading StrategiesStatistical AnalysisMedium-Term ResearchPortfolio ManagementHedge Fund ExperienceProblem-SolvingAnalytical ThinkingCommunicationTeamworkProactivity

Required

A degree in a technical or quantitative discipline, such as statistics, mathematics, physics, computer science, or engineering.

3-6 years of experience in a quantitative research role, with a minimum of 18 months developing trading strategies in the systematic equity or rates futures space.

Experience as a quant researcher at a hedge fund or prop shop, or as a desk strategist supporting portfolio managers/traders, preferred.

Proficient in Python, and a data science expert able to apply appropriate data science techniques to various analytical and trading contexts.

Skilled at conducting both on-the-fly quantitative analysis during live trading sessions and carrying out medium-term research projects under the guidance of the portfolio manager.

Experienced with event trading strategies on equity futures or thematic baskets, focused on central banking and economic releases, is a plus.