Credit/Volatility Research Associate

Credity/Volatility Quant needed for major hedge fund

Credit and Volatility Research Associate

Our hedge fund client is looking for a Research Associate to join their team of professionals to focus on their proprietary strategies related to asset allocation. The role will involve collaboration with other researchers, portfolio managers, risk managers as well as traders to develop new and improve current investment strategies.

ROLE

? Drive research initiatives to develop proprietary credit and volatility quantitative trading strategies

? Work closely with portfolio managers in implementing trading strategies

? Perform statistical and economic research on financial data related to trading strategies

? Design research infrastructure for the purpose of conducting economic and statistical research

REQUIREMENTS

? Ph.D. from top tier program in Finance, Economics, Operations Research or Financial Engineering

? 2+ year’s industry experience working with Credit and/or Volatility related products

? Creative, innovative approach to research and strategy development

? Experience programming in Matlab or similar tools; Python experience a plus

? Strong analytical and problem solving skills

? Passion for research, hard-working, and eager to learn in a highly intellectual, collaborative environment

? Strong presentation skills and ability to discuss and explain involved concepts in finance and mathematics in both verbal and written form