Fixed Income Quantitative Researcher | Trading Team

Jump Trading; Greater London; In loco; GBP 150.000 - 210.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Private Medical, Vision and Dental

Travel Medical Insurance

Group Pension Scheme

Group Life Assurance

Paid Parental Leave

Parking and Commuter Benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

Jump Trading Group is a leading quantitative research and trading firm expanding teams in London to apply research to global financial markets. You will join a dynamic group of traders, researchers, and engineers focused on fixed income opportunities and automated trading systems.

The role requires strong programming skills in Python and C++, plus a background in mathematics or finance. Join a culture of collaboration, innovation, and rapid problem solving in a fast-paced environment.

Competenze

• 1 year or more research/trading experience in fixed income electronic trading desk.
• Experience developing algorithms for fixed income products (government bonds, interest rate swaps, etc).
• Strong understanding of yield curves and pricing models.

Mansioni

• Develop and refine quantitative models to predict and trade fixed income products.
• Analyse market data and yield curves to identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with counterparties to deploy efficient algorithms into production.
• Ensure real-time risk assessment and decision making in a fully systematic trading environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Conoscenze

Fixed income domain experience

Python

C++

Data analysis

Collaborative teamwork

Reliable availability

Formazione

Master's or PhD in mathematics, statistics, OR related fields

Strumenti

Python

C++

Descrizione del lavoro

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

Our trading teams are each comprised of a dynamic group of traders, quantitative researchers, and engineers who work together to examine the global markets, seeking to understand the complexities of various traded products and exchanges. They leverage their impeccable statistical analysis and data mining skills, using the results of their research to make forecasts and develop profitable predictive trading models.

What you will do:

• Develop and refine quantitative models to predict and trade government bond, interest rate swaps and other liquid fixed income products


• Analyse market data and yield curve to identify investment opportunity


• Collaborate with various counterparty to implement and deploy efficient algorithms into production


• Ensure accurate risk assessment and real -time decision-making in fully systematic trading environment


• Other duties as assigned or needed

Skills you will need:

• At least 1 year research or trading experience in fixed income electronic trading desk


• Good understanding of fixed income pricing models, yield curve shape and core economic drivers


• Demonstrable experience in developing successful algorithms that can be applied to one of the following products: government bond, interest rate swaps, fixed income futures or other liquid fixed income products


• Proven success of working with large data set


• Solid python along with development skills to support research efforts


• Good C++ skills is a plus


• Master or PhD in mathematics, statistics, operations research, physics, computer science, and financial engineering related subjects


• Desire to work within a collaborative, team-driven environment


• Reliable and predictable availability

Benefits include:

• Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance


• Travel Medical Insurance


• Group Pension Scheme


• Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes


• Paid Parental Leave


• Parking and Commuter Benefits