Duties
- Writing Python code to express statistical ideas and relationships between securities
- Coming up with and iterating upon novel ideas and hypotheses about market participants and dynamics
- Collaborating with teammates on new trading ideas
- Extending existing research tools to support novel use cases and needs, as well as designing and implementing new tools to support research and trading needs
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s in computer science, mathematics, physics, or similar field, with strong familiarity with statistics and quantitative problem-solving
- Self-sufficient ability to implement statistical ideas in code
- Strong familiarity with Python and C++ (or equivalent) preferred
- Interest in financial markets or learning more about financial markets
- Previous experience in quantitative finance or trading is a plus, but is not required
Benefits
- Catered meals and bountiful snacks
- Generous budget for home office equipment
- Health / Dental / Vision / 401k
- Fitness and wellness benefits
- Base compensation: $150,000-250,000 with additional discretionary annual performance bonus
Top Skills
What We Do
Ansatz Capital is a quantitative trading software firm based in downtown Manhattan. Our highly technical team believes in treating markets as an intellectual discipline—something that can be studied, refined, and innovated upon. We believe in the value in gathering a talented group of people and letting them work together intelligently. By keeping the team lean, our group achieves more, and more quickly than other industry leaders. Supported by world class technology, we generate and implement unparalleled research ideas. Collaboration has been key to our success, and culture is a key driver of that collaboration. We’re always excited to speak to exceptional candidates. If you'd like to learn more, you can contact us at [email protected]
