Quantitative Researcher, Systematic Trading

Aspect Capital Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspect Capital Limited, based in London, seeks a Quantitative Researcher to join its research-driven team. You will work on model development, portfolio construction, risk management and market access across multiple products.

The role emphasises strong statistical and ML capabilities, first-principles reasoning and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary research group. A rigorous academic background is valued in a fast-paced, award-winning hedge fund environment.

Qualifications

• Top-class undergraduate degree in mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, OR computer science.
• Up to 3 years of relevant industry experience or academia.
• Strong grasp of probability, statistics, linear algebra and ML with first-principles reasoning.
• Ability to analyze, challenge results, test fundamentals and flag weak signals.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop and maintain systematic investment models across signals and asset classes.
• Formulate portfolio construction and optimisation problems.
• Conduct rigorous statistical analysis of diverse data and test robustness.
• Present findings accurately, including limitations and caveats.

Skills

Python programming

MATLAB programming

Probability theory

Statistics

Linear algebra

Machine learning

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a numerate discipline

MSc or PhD preferred

Tools

scikit-learn

PyTorch

Job description

Aspect Capital Limited, based in London, seeks a Quantitative Researcher to join its research-driven team. You will work on model development, portfolio construction, risk management and market access across multiple products.

The role emphasises strong statistical and ML capabilities, first-principles reasoning and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary research group. A rigorous academic background is valued in a fast-paced, award-winning hedge fund environment.