MENA Equities Quant | Research, Backtest & Live Trading

Winton Capital US LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 661,035 - 1,175,174; Full time

Job summary

Winton Capital US LLC seeks a highly motivated quantitative researcher to join the Investment Management & Research group, focusing on MENA equities. You will research, develop and operate our equities strategies in the region, partnering with portfolio managers, researchers and technology to build the full strategy lifecycle from research and back testing to live trading and risk management.

You will spend an initial period of approximately 6 months in our London office before relocating to Abu

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a systematic equity trading environment.
• Proficiency in data analysis and programming with Python and key libraries such as Pandas and NumPy.
• Exceptional understanding of signal research and portfolio construction.
• Strong communication skills for distributed and collaborative research work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth research to identify alpha-generating strategies in MENA equity markets.
• Research and back test systematic trading signals.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers, researchers and technologists to develop trading infrastructure and strategies.
• Monitor, analyse and report on strategy performance.

Skills

Python

Pandas

NumPy

Research

Backtesting

Signal research

Job description

Winton Capital US LLC seeks a highly motivated quantitative researcher to join the Investment Management & Research group, focusing on MENA equities. You will research, develop and operate our equities strategies in the region, partnering with portfolio managers, researchers and technology to build the full strategy lifecycle from research and back testing to live trading and risk management.

You will spend an initial period of approximately 6 months in our London office before relocating to Abu