Quant Research - EQTY & Index Options Job at JW Michaels & Co., New York, NY

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  • JW Michaels & Co.
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Our Global Hedge Fund client seeks to hire an experienced Quant Researcher to support an existing Portfolio Team. This role is a new position where the successful hire will work alongside the PMs productionizing & optimizing the strategies and signals. They will focus on developing alpha signals, create data enhancement, develop risk & trading tools and continuously monitor & optimize the book to enhance outputs & performance.

The ideal hire will have experience within Single Name & Index Options as their primary professional experience. They will work with the team and internal stakeholders in a collaborative and communicative nature. On a daily basis you will:

  • Generate hypotheses & conclusions on alpha signals to support strategy
  • Help productionize new strategies & optimize existing
  • Refine data, develop risk & trading pipelines
  • Continuously monitor live trading to enhance outputs
  • Work within the Fund on ad hoc projects & collaborations as needed

Must have requirements:

  • 3+ Years in-market experience as a Quant Developer within a Single Stock Index Options team with demonstrated expertise in EQTY Derivatives & Options
  • Prefer a STEM degree from top university
  • Must have high proficiency with Python, SQL and KDB
  • Strong communication skill set (verbal & written)
  • Ability to problem solve--identifying complex problem sets and chart out effective and elegant solutions

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