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Desk Quant Analyst

GraduateNo visa sponsorship
Squarepoint Capital logo

at Squarepoint Capital

Hedge Funds

Posted 2 months ago

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Three-year Desk Quant Analyst program for motivated graduates and early-career professionals with STEM backgrounds. Work closely with Quantitative Researchers and Traders to maintain and upgrade the automated trading framework, manage large datasets, and monitor both live and historical trading activity. Daily tasks include pre-market data/process checks, sporadic monitoring during market hours, post-trade analysis and production reconciliation, plus longer-term projects to expand and ensure robustness of systematic trading. Successful participants may secure a junior role in Quantitative Development or Quantitative Research at the end of the program, subject to performance.

Compensation
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Currency: Not specified

City
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Full Job Description

Please only apply to the one job you feel best fits your skillset and experience. If our team feels you are better suited for another role, we will reach out about the alternate opportunity.

Position Overview:

We are looking for highly motivated graduates or early career professionals with an interest in finance and a background in computer science, engineering, mathematics or other STEM degrees to join our Desk Quant Analyst three-year program.

You will spend these three years working in close collaboration with experienced Quantitative Researchers and Traders to understand the constantly evolving needs of the trading desks.

  • Maintain and upgrade the codebase and configuration of strategies within the firm’s automated trading framework.
  • Manage large datasets used in both research and production environments.
  • Perform live as well as historical monitoring of trading activities. For instance, do some post-trade analysis or production reconciliation.
  • Opportunity to secure a Junior position in Quantitative Development or in Quantitative Research at the end of the program subject to individual performance.

Typical Day of Desk Quant Analyst:

  • Before market open, check that all required data and related processes are ready for the trading day.
  • During market hours, sporadically monitor behavior and performance of strategies.
  • Work on various longer-term projects required for expanding our systematic trading activities and ensuring their robustness.

Required Qualifications:

  • Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical subject.
  • Programming proficiency with at least one major programming or scripting language (e.g. C++, Java, Python).
  • Great attention to detail.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work well with colleagues across multiple regions.
  • Ability to work well under pressure.

Nice to have:

  • Knowledge of Q/KDB+.
  • Knowledge of Linux and Bash.
  • Advanced quantitative skills.

#LI-DNP

Desk Quant Analyst

Compensation

Not specified

City: Not specified

Country: Not specified

Squarepoint Capital logo
Hedge Funds

2 months ago

No clicks

at Squarepoint Capital

GraduateNo visa sponsorship

Three-year Desk Quant Analyst program for motivated graduates and early-career professionals with STEM backgrounds. Work closely with Quantitative Researchers and Traders to maintain and upgrade the automated trading framework, manage large datasets, and monitor both live and historical trading activity. Daily tasks include pre-market data/process checks, sporadic monitoring during market hours, post-trade analysis and production reconciliation, plus longer-term projects to expand and ensure robustness of systematic trading. Successful participants may secure a junior role in Quantitative Development or Quantitative Research at the end of the program, subject to performance.

Full Job Description

Please only apply to the one job you feel best fits your skillset and experience. If our team feels you are better suited for another role, we will reach out about the alternate opportunity.

Position Overview:

We are looking for highly motivated graduates or early career professionals with an interest in finance and a background in computer science, engineering, mathematics or other STEM degrees to join our Desk Quant Analyst three-year program.

You will spend these three years working in close collaboration with experienced Quantitative Researchers and Traders to understand the constantly evolving needs of the trading desks.

  • Maintain and upgrade the codebase and configuration of strategies within the firm’s automated trading framework.
  • Manage large datasets used in both research and production environments.
  • Perform live as well as historical monitoring of trading activities. For instance, do some post-trade analysis or production reconciliation.
  • Opportunity to secure a Junior position in Quantitative Development or in Quantitative Research at the end of the program subject to individual performance.

Typical Day of Desk Quant Analyst:

  • Before market open, check that all required data and related processes are ready for the trading day.
  • During market hours, sporadically monitor behavior and performance of strategies.
  • Work on various longer-term projects required for expanding our systematic trading activities and ensuring their robustness.

Required Qualifications:

  • Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical subject.
  • Programming proficiency with at least one major programming or scripting language (e.g. C++, Java, Python).
  • Great attention to detail.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work well with colleagues across multiple regions.
  • Ability to work well under pressure.

Nice to have:

  • Knowledge of Q/KDB+.
  • Knowledge of Linux and Bash.
  • Advanced quantitative skills.

#LI-DNP