Quant Research - EQTY & Index Options

Our Global Hedge Fund client seeks to hire an experienced Quant Researcher to support an existing Portfolio Team. This role is a new position where the successful hire will work alongside the PMs productionizing & optimizing the strategies and signals. They will focus on developing alpha signals, create data enhancement, develop risk & trading tools and continuously monitor & optimize the book to enhance outputs & performance.

The ideal hire will have experience within Single Name & Index Options as their primary professional experience. They will work with the team and internal stakeholders in a collaborative and communicative nature. On a daily basis you will:

• Generate hypotheses & conclusions on alpha signals to support strategy
• Help productionize new strategies & optimize existing
• Refine data, develop risk & trading pipelines
• Continuously monitor live trading to enhance outputs
• Work within the Fund on ad hoc projects & collaborations as needed

Must have requirements:

• 3+ Years in-market experience as a Quant Developer within a Single Stock Index Options team with demonstrated expertise in EQTY Derivatives & Options
• Prefer a STEM degree from top university
• Must have high proficiency with Python, SQL and KDB
• Strong communication skill set (verbal & written)
• Ability to problem solve--identifying complex problem sets and chart out effective and elegant solutions