Quantitative Researcher (Tactics Associate)

About SBB Research Group

SBB Research Group is a Chicago-based investment management firm that views the market through a systematic, interdisciplinary lens. Founded in 2010, SBB Research Group specializes in bespoke investments designed to protect and grow investor capital. SBB Research Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser.

Quantitative Researcher (Tactics Associate)

Responsible for researching, designing, developing, and testing our in-house trading strategies. Responsible for equity & derivative strategy development that includes idea generation, backtesting, and implementation. Additionally, using economic indicators to forecast future) market probabilities.

Responsibilities

• Organize and conduct data collection.
• Design, conduct, and administer studies of long-range trends significant to the securities markets.
• Assist in the research, design, development, and optimization of proprietary in-house trading models.
• Quantitative model construction and maintenance; responsible for a large range of quantitative models and modeling resources, including legacy model evolution, new model development, and analysis of economic and financial data.
• Summarize work in formal and informal presentations.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in a high-level programming language (R or Python)
• Experience working with large data sets
• Ability to independently move projects through from inception to completion
• Ability to explain complex topics orally and in writing
• Experience with data integrity, regression, performance testing
• Advanced quantitative skills
• Basic understanding of financial markets
• Knowledge of Databases (MySQL, SQL, etc.)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (required)
• Master’s or PhD in financial engineering, applied math, statistics, econometrics, or related field (preferred)