QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER

Job Responsibilities

• Conceptualize investment strategies, continuously developing and improving mathematical models, and translating algorithms into code.
• Interpret valuations and develop next-generation models and analytics.
• Develop core algorithms and models that directly lead to trading decisions.
• Evaluate financial data vendors; evaluate and work with new data sources and analytics packages while developing investment strategies.
• Conduct statistical analyses and research on financial market data, especially Equity.

Job Requirements

• PhD degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field. Exceptional candidates with Master's or Bachelor's degrees will also be considered.
• Demonstrated ability to complete high-level, investment-related research.
• Strong mathematical and statistical modeling skills are preferred.
• Proficiency in coding, especially Python.
• Exposure to machine learning is a plus.
• Experience in conducting backtesting analysis is a plus.
• 1-3 years of working experience in the quantitative investment field.
• Fluency in Mandarin and English.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and hardworking nature.

Additional Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in or knowledge of investments, derivatives, asset pricing, empirical anomalies, macroeconomic analysis, and market microstructure.
• Prior experience with equities and/or commodities.
• Understanding of modeling the risk and dynamics of linear and non-linear financial products.
• Familiarity with global market structure, portfolio construction analytics, and quantitative portfolio management.