Quantitative Analyst (Rates)

Job Title: Quantitative Analyst
Location: London
Department: Rates
Permanent

Department overview:

The Quantitative Analyst role provides an opportunity to work in a team of experienced macro Portfolio Managers. You will be building and improving signal-generative models and market monitors using python and contributing to trade idea generation.

Role requirements:

• Build analytical models, and assist in the development of tools required by the team.
• Capability to apply comprehensive Statistical mathematics methods (such as Monte Carlo methods) in model building.
• Deep understanding of machine learning techniques (such as gradient boosting) to digest large data sets to produce valuable analytics.
• Probabilistic approach to analytics creation.
• Scenario analysis from outcome distributions.
• Develop, validate and maintain trade valuation, risk management and financial simulation models.
• Data Analysis: You will be managing, analysing and interpreting large data-sets to deliver research that will be helpful for trade idea formation.
• Building front end tools to help PMs with idea generation

Experience required:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Maths, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science or related courses from a leading university.
• Extensive modelling skills in Python coding language.
• Professional experience in a data science/statistics or a trading role is preferred

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