Front-Office Quant Researcher: Rates & Volatility

Venture Search; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 110.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Venture Search is assisting a high-performing hedge fund in London in recruiting a Quantitative Researcher for its Fixed Income desk. You will develop analytical models, pricing frameworks, and risk analytics across rates volatility, working closely with a Portfolio Manager to identify trading opportunities and translate research into executable strategies.

The role offers front-office exposure, opportunities to build proprietary alpha signals, and collaboration with robust trading

Qualifikationen

• Advanced degree in a quantitative or STEM discipline from a leading university.
• 5+ years of experience in quantitative research focused on rates volatility.
• Strong Python programming skills, with experience developing production-grade quantitative tools and systems.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement quantitative models, pricing frameworks, and risk analytics across fixed income and rates volatility products.
• Take ownership of curve construction, risk measurement, P&L attribution, and valuation analytics across government bonds, interest rate futures, swaps, and options.
• Research and develop systematic relative-value strategies across rates volatility, including OTC swaptions, listed options, caps, and floors.
• Work directly with Portfolio Managers to identify trading opportunities, refine existing models, and translate research into actionable investment strategies.
• Build and maintain bespoke tools for hedging, risk management, scenario analysis, trade attribution, and execution optimisation.
• Collaborate with technology and operations teams to deploy and maintain robust, production-ready research and trading infrastructure.
• Operate directly on the trading desk, with the opportunity to develop proprietary alpha signals and progress towards implementing and running strategies.

Kenntnisse

Python

Quantitative research

Fixed income

Ausbildung

Advanced degree

Jobbeschreibung

Venture Search is assisting a high-performing hedge fund in London in recruiting a Quantitative Researcher for its Fixed Income desk. You will develop analytical models, pricing frameworks, and risk analytics across rates volatility, working closely with a Portfolio Manager to identify trading opportunities and translate research into executable strategies.

The role offers front-office exposure, opportunities to build proprietary alpha signals, and collaboration with robust trading