Quants Strategy

A self-starter with a strong understanding of equity markets and also factors impacting the markets. Knowledge of pair trading is a plus. The position requires the candidate to work closely with Investment team, build pair trading strategies and building tools to screen/track opportunities markets. The candidate should have experience working with technical analysis and should be adept in Python, advanced excel and other programming languages as appropriate.

Responsibilities include:

• Tracking macro indicators, market variables and bottom-up financials
• Build and enhance screening tools to identify pair trading opportunities
• Providing signals (based on factors, fundamental ratios etc) for running analysis for industry or for overall equity market or for specific stocks
• Building and scoring different equity trading strategies

Skills Required:

• Masters degree in Finance or CFA, with undergraduate in Math/Physics/Economics/Statistics/Engineering
• Around 5+ years of professional experience in Equity Quants (buy or sell side) preferred
• Basic knowledge of financial statements, main valuation and fundamental ratios required
• Programming skills: Python, SQL and Advance Excel experience is required
• Experience in working with data vendors like Factset, ClariFi, Thomson Eikon/Datastream or Bloomberg
• Strong attention to detail is required
• Communication skills: ability to explain ones work clearly and concisely, and to communicate with a less technical audience
• Persistence i.e. ability to endure” tedious tasks (data importing, cleaning, checking…) without losing focus or intensity
• Being a self-starter, taking initiatives, being curious is a must
• Passion for investing / good understanding of equity markets is a plus