Macro Analyst - Event Driven

DRW; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW is looking for a Macro Analyst to join their London-based research team. This role involves working closely with the Equity teams to provide real-time market analysis, develop macroeconomic theses, and create data-collection tools. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of financial markets, proficiency in statistical programming languages like R or Python, and experience with large datasets. Join DRW's dynamic environment to shape trading ideas through insightful analysis.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of financial markets and global macro themes; extreme attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong understanding of descriptive statistics.
• Coding capability in R, Python, Matlab or similar statistical language.
• Ability to synthesize qualitative and sometimes messy quantitative information from often disparate and incomplete sources.
• Experience working with large data sets.
• Understanding of options pricing and Greeks.
• Confident communicator.

Responsibilities

• Provide real‑time analysis on relevant macro stories and headlines.
• Work with traders to structure trades around the research process output.
• Develop sector‑wide themes and macroeconomic theses.
• Maintain dividend and earnings calendars.
• Create implied probability distributions around important events.
• Work with Software Engineers to develop automated web scrapers and other data analytics tools.
• Manage external relationships with investor relations teams, sell‑side research desks and data vendors.

Skills

Understanding of financial markets

Attention to detail

Descriptive statistics

Coding in R, Python, or Matlab

Data synthesis

Working with large data sets

Options pricing

Confident communication

Job description

Macro Analyst – London based research team at DRW.

The role will involve working primarily with the Equity teams while also collaborating across the firm’s multi‑asset trading operations. The analyst will provide real‑time market analysis, structure trades around research insights, develop sector‑wide themes and macroeconomic theses, maintain dividend and earnings calendars, create implied probability distributions for key events, build automated data‑collection tools, manage relationships with external data vendors, and translate insight into trading ideas.

Responsibilities

• Provide real‑time analysis on relevant macro stories and headlines
• Work with traders to structure trades around the research process output
• Develop sector‑wide themes and macroeconomic theses
• Maintain dividend and earnings calendars
• Create implied probability distributions around important events
• Work with Software Engineers to develop automated web scrapers and other data analytics tools
• Manage external relationships with investor relations teams, sell‑side research desks and data vendors

Requirements

• Strong understanding of financial markets and global macro themes; extreme attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong understanding of descriptive statistics
• Coding capability in R, Python, Matlab or similar statistical language
• Ability to synthesize qualitative and sometimes messy quantitative information from often disparate and incomplete sources
• Experience working with large data sets
• Understanding of options pricing and Greeks
• Confident communicator