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Quantitative Researcher for US Equities Wholesale Market Making team at a prop trading firm

Quanta Search
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/26/2025

Overview

We are seeking a talented Quantitative Researcher to join our client's US Equities Wholesale Market Making team.  The successful candidate will be responsible for creating alpha models, building research infrastructure, analyzing and improving trading strategies. 

Our client is a collection of financial services companies spanning a wide array of asset classes and investment approaches, all powered by the combination of market expertise with innovative, proprietary technology.  

As a quantitative researcher,  you will work closely with the team’s quants and traders to research, develop and implement new ideas, models, and trading strategies. You will be an integral part of a small team and directly help to improve PnL. You will gain insight into how trading desks operate and how our traders evaluate trading opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze market data and build alpha models.
  • Analyze our trading, work with traders and developers on improving trading strategies.
  • Get familiar with the Wholesale Market Making business and US Equity market microstructure.
  • Help us build a quant infrastructure for simulating trading strategies and building new alpha models.

Qualifications

  • M.S. or Ph.D. from a leading university in a quantitative discipline such as math, physics, statistics, computer science, engineering, or finance.
  • Deep understanding and ability in mathematics and statistics.
  • Good programming skills and experience in at least one of Python, R, C , Java.
  • Excellent communication skills, ability to express complex concepts in simple terms.
  • Self-starter, desire to work in a less structured, startup-type environment.
  • Previous experience building alpha models, familiarity with US stock markets, and familiarity with customer market making business are big pluses.

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