Junior Quantitative Researcher

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Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai
In-Office
Entry level
Financial Services
The Role
As a Junior Quantitative Researcher, you will design and deploy trading algorithms, analyze market data, and contribute to analytical tools to enhance trading strategies.
Summary Generated by Built In

AlphaGrep is a quantitative trading and investment firm founded in 2010. We are one of the largest firms by trading volume on Indian exchanges and have significant market share on several large global exchanges as well. We use a disciplined and systematic quantitative approach to identify factors that consistently generate alpha.

These factors are then coupled with our proprietary ultra-low latency trading systems and robust risk management to develop trading strategies across asset classes (equities, commodities, currencies, fixed income) that trade on global exchanges.

Responsibilities:
AlphaGrep is seeking exceptional, full-time students and fresh graduates to join our Quantitative Trading team. Our traders execute lightning-fast algorithmic strategies based on patterns in market behavior in various global markets. As a Quantitative Analyst, you will apply sophisticated quantitative modeling techniques to understand and predict market behavior and write complex and nimble code used to grow our business and increase the efficiency of the global financial markets.

Your responsibilities may include any of the following, which will require you to exercise discretion and independent judgment:

  • Designing, implementing, and deploying trading algorithms
  • Exploring trading ideas by analyzing market data and market microstructure
    for patterns
  • Creating tools to analyze data for patterns
  • Contributing to libraries of analytical computations to support market data
    analysis and trading
  • Developing, augmenting, and calibrating exchange simulators

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors/Masters/PhD degree from Top tier institute 
  • 0-2 years related working experience 
  • Software Development experience, preferably in Python, C++ or R/Matlab
  • The ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication skills
  • A working knowledge of Linux/Unix

Additional requirements include:

  • Familiarity with machine learning (a plus)
  • Experience with data analysis, market research and data modeling (a plus)
  • Brilliant problem-solving abilities
  • Software development experience as demonstrated through course work,
    research projects, or open source activities, preferably in C++, Python or
    R/Matlab
  • A passion for new technologies and ideas
  • The ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication skills
  • A working knowledge of Linux/Unix
Why You Should Join Us
  • Great People. We're curious engineers, mathematicians, statisticians and
    like to have fun while achieving our goals
  • Transparent Structure. Our employees know that we value their ideas and
    contributions
  • Relaxed Environment. We have a flat organizational structure with
    frequent activities for all employees such as yearly offsites, happy hours,
    corporate sports teams, etc.
  • Health & Wellness Programs. We believe that a balanced employee is
    more productive. A stocked kitchen, gym membership and generous vacation
    package are just some of the perks that we offer our employees

可通过Greenhouse投递简历,或通过邮箱 [email protected]与我们联系。

Interested in the role? You can submit your resume via Greenhouse or contact us via [email protected] too!

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Linux
Matlab
Python
R
Unix
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The Company
Mumbai, Maharashtra
330 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Founded in 2010, AlphaGrep is a quantitative trading and investment firm. We research and develop algorithmic trading strategies using advanced mathematical and statistical techniques, and trade them across all asset classes on over 30 exchanges globally. AlphaGrep comprises leading global market makers and is amongst the top market participants by volume on several exchanges and products. Coding, mathematics and statistics are at the core of everything we do. We analyze petabytes of financial market data to scout for minute inefficiencies that we then try to capture using our ultra-low latency trading systems and robust risk management. With the belief that value is created through innovation and not through imitation, we dare to face the uncertainty and ambiguity of exploring new frontiers. Join Us! Visit our careers page: https://www.alpha-grep.com/career/ Work collaboratively in a fast-paced and intense environment at AlphaGrep. We offer top-of-the-line compensation and perks including medical insurance, well-stocked cafeterias, gym and sports memberships, monthly office dinners, team outings, offsites, and a lot more! We cultivate a meritocratic, challenging and collaborative environment for our teams to always remain engaged and driven. At AlphaGrep, we don’t believe in tiring you with choosing an office outfit or a particular time to show up. We are always hiring folks who come with an ownership mindset and are keen on learning!

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