Cantor Fitzgerald · 14 hours ago
Quantitative Researcher, Commodities
110 East 59th Street, New York, NY, 10022, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $150K/yr
4+ years expCantor Fitzgerald is a financial services firm, and they are seeking a Quantitative Researcher specializing in commodities. The role involves performing quantitative analysis on commodity portfolios, developing models, and generating new signals to enhance trading strategies.
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Responsibilities
Perform quantitative analysis on commodity portfolios, including measuring risk and return characteristics
Generate calculations for clients and prospects
Perform fundamental analysis on commodity sectors including energy, agriculture, livestock, precious metals, and industrial metals
Perform portfolio attribution to help clients understand the biggest drivers of performance, portfolio turnover rates, the frequency of trading, and largest risks being taken in the portfolio
Perform quantitative research to generate new signals to complement current strategies
Expand data-driven quantitative models and help the team generate alpha
Develop and enhance quantitative screens and tools with simple graphical user interface and help the team by providing quantitative analysis of potential trade opportunities
Develop scripts in Python that can be used to automate various processes for enhanced efficiency
Predict which commodities will have higher returns than other commodities, and which maturity contracts will have higher returns than different maturity contracts
Monitor key trading limits across all portfolios, including client-directed investment guidelines, and regulatory position limits
Qualification
Required
Requires a bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Statistics, Accounting or a closely related field
Requires four (4) years of experience in a quantitative financial role with an investment firm
Experience must include: Commodities markets, investment theory, predicting returns of commodities
Modeling fundamental drivers of commodities
Developing quantitative screens and tools to be used for trade generation
Statistical tools and time-series analysis
Programming languages including Python, R, MATLAB and SQL
Research tools such as StarQube, Factset
Calculating valuations of Over the Counter (OTC) commodity swap trades
Financial analysis from annual reports and financial reports
Company
Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald is a global financial services firm that specializes in equities, investment banking, and real estate.
10001+ employees
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