Quantitative Development Analyst
Apply NowCompany: CERES Group
Location: Boston, MA 02115
Description:
We are developing a new trading venue created by a consortium of leading investment management firms that seeks to lower trading costs, enhance the transparency of trading protocols, and deliver improved performance to clients.
We are seeking an equity market professional who will be responsible for Quantitative Product Development.
Role and Key Responsibilities:
Play a large role in driving and shaping the development of core products and services
Serve as subject matter expert on securities market structure
Investigate market signals, for example, short-term price and volume models
Create comprehensive post-trade performance measurement and attribution reports
Work closely with technology counterparts
Participate in the full product life cycle: R&D, proposal, technical development, documentation, testing, and marketing
Enthusiastically and effectively interact with a wide range of counterparties (technology, legal, compliance, quant analysts, product developers, project management)
Have a natural approach to sales and client interaction
Qualifications - Education, Experience & Skills
The successful candidate will have exceptional analytical ability, strong communication skills, and will be able to thrive in a very open team environment. In addition, the successful candidate should have:
An advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computational Finance, Applied Mathematics or other relevant quantitative discipline
3+ years quantitative financial experience
Familiarity with electronic trading products: FIX protocol, DMA/OMS, Algorithms, Smart Order Routing, TCA
Comfort with computer programming, particularly including experience analyzing and manipulating large data sets
o Statistical (R, S-PLUS, SAS, Matlab)
o Database (Q/KDB, SQL)
o General (Python, C/C++)
Strong analytical and problem solving skills, and ability to manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously
Proven, effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to all levels of internal and customer audiences
Ability to think creatively, make logical conclusions, and critical decisions without direction
We are seeking an equity market professional who will be responsible for Quantitative Product Development.
Role and Key Responsibilities:
Play a large role in driving and shaping the development of core products and services
Serve as subject matter expert on securities market structure
Investigate market signals, for example, short-term price and volume models
Create comprehensive post-trade performance measurement and attribution reports
Work closely with technology counterparts
Participate in the full product life cycle: R&D, proposal, technical development, documentation, testing, and marketing
Enthusiastically and effectively interact with a wide range of counterparties (technology, legal, compliance, quant analysts, product developers, project management)
Have a natural approach to sales and client interaction
Qualifications - Education, Experience & Skills
The successful candidate will have exceptional analytical ability, strong communication skills, and will be able to thrive in a very open team environment. In addition, the successful candidate should have:
An advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computational Finance, Applied Mathematics or other relevant quantitative discipline
3+ years quantitative financial experience
Familiarity with electronic trading products: FIX protocol, DMA/OMS, Algorithms, Smart Order Routing, TCA
Comfort with computer programming, particularly including experience analyzing and manipulating large data sets
o Statistical (R, S-PLUS, SAS, Matlab)
o Database (Q/KDB, SQL)
o General (Python, C/C++)
Strong analytical and problem solving skills, and ability to manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously
Proven, effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to all levels of internal and customer audiences
Ability to think creatively, make logical conclusions, and critical decisions without direction