Quantitative Trading Analyst - New York, Boston
Apply NowCompany: Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
Location: Boston, MA 02115
Description:
We're looking for Senior Quantitative Trading Analysts who are interested in:
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
- Working collaboratively with senior quantitative research analysts to develop an understanding of complex financial markets, products, and strategies
- Analyzing financial market data to identify patterns and potential opportunities
- Developing forecasts and building predictive and profitable trading models
- Employing in-house tools to perform strategy exploration and optimization
- Evolving trading strategies and methodologies to improve current systems
- Researching, exploring and seeking out new alpha signals
- Designing trading models
- Introducing new and alternative data sets into the trading process
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
- Problem solvers who are driven, self-motivated, and "outside of the box" thinkers
- Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in a quantitative field ( Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science)
- Strong problem solving skills, math skills and attention to detail
- Programming skills and understanding of basic programming concepts. Experience with C/C++ and/or Python
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Must be motivated, dependable, and responsible