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The Voleon GroupThe Voleon GroupBerkeley, CA

Quantitative Trading Strategist

As a Quantitative Trading Strategist, you will leverage deep market knowledge and quantitative skills to enhance systematic trading strategies, focusing on algorithmic execution, securities lending, and portfolio financing across various asset classes.

160k – 200k/yr
Hybrid3+ YOEData Science

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Measure and improve algorithmic execution quality across asset classes
  • Conduct high quality research across a variety of market related topics and asset classes. Create relevant reports and present findings across teams
  • Write high-quality production level code. Design and develop new packages, data pipelines and production trading applications
  • Collaborate with trading and RnD team members to improve our trading strategies
  • Provide domain expertise in market microstructure across asset classes to other members of trading and RnD
  • Manage relationships with external brokers and trading partners

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in a quantitative trading environment with an emphasis on quantitative research
  • Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or quantitative discipline
  • Highly capable in Python, R, and SQL; with the ability to write production level code and develop across teams
  • Proficient in basic statistics with an ability to apply valid statistical methods to judge outcomes from real-world data
  • Comprehensive understanding of market micro-structure and a passion for markets
  • Ability to effectively communicate across teams and present research findings in a clear and concise manner

Skills

PythonRSQLStatisticsMarket MicrostructureAlgorithmic Execution

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