Algorithmic Trading Quantitative Analyst

Company: Global multi-asset algorithmic trading and research firm
Region: New York City
Category: Financial Technology/Software Engineering
Salary: Flexible D.O.E.

Our fast-growing financial technology and algorithmic trading analytics firm with a presence in the Americas, Europe and Asia provides Algorithmic trading strategies, analysis and associated technology to premier global financial institutions. We are known for the excellence of our offering and innovation.

Position:

The Analyst will be a member of research and client strategy development and reporting team. The analyst will help analyze algorithm behavior, develop transaction cost and impact analytic reports and suggest improvements to the trading strategies. The Analyst will be required to work with clients, sales, research and support in a variety of equities, futures and options related analytical projects.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Quant Modeling, ability to either build or work with the development team to build tools to improve research, trading, and process automation.
• Ability to run/provide TCA and other client-requested reporting analysis, by answering Ad-hoc client statistical requirements and providing in-depth analytics e.g. past performance reports; hands-on across large-scale data analysis.
• Data Manipulation and Reportin.
• Liaison between Quant Research team, some expertise with Tick Data is preferable.

Experience:

• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Good computing skills. Experience with SQL and Python desired.
• University graduate and a Bachelors or Masters in finance, a quantitative field or MIS degree required, MBA a plus. Good knowledge of statistics will be a strong plus.
• Experience with FIX, algorithmic trading and securities markets.
• Experience supporting Equity Algorithmic trading. Experience with Options and Futures is desirable.
• A minimum of 2-5 years’ experience supporting electronic trading operations and the ability to understand Algorithms in depth.

Our firm works on some of the most innovative and performance intensive trading technology and analytics today. The company’s products and services include advanced trade execution management systems and trading algorithms. Our clients include both buy side and sell side global firms active in equities, options, futures and F/X. The firm fosters an exciting and challenging work-environment with emphasis on continuous learning and innovation.

Location:

The position is based in New York City (Midtown) or Toronto and offers an attractive compensation and benefits package with ample opportunities for growth and learning.