Senior Quantitative Research, Equity Market Analytics

MORGAN STANLEY; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Morgan Stanley’s Quantitative Research group designs, builds and maintains models that drive equity trading engines used globally by internal and client teams. The role spans finance, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, machine learning and data analysis, with emphasis on scalable data processing and rigorous analysis.

The team seeks highly talented researchers capable of solving complex problems, communicating results clearly, and contributing to a leading-edge environment in London.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics or Mathematics (including equivalents of CA, CFA, FRM, MMS, MBA). Engineering degree is preferred

Responsibilities

• Execution Consulting – applying knowledge of algorithmic trading engines to reduce execution slippage
• Perform bespoke, in-depth client Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) to enhance algo performance
• Equity market-structure research & analysis – deep dives into market impact, dark liquidity, smart order routing & algorithmic order placement
• Complementary skills include Linux, shell scripts and automation via AI
• Understanding of KDB+ or other databases

Skills

Data analysis at scale

Python

R

Equity markets

Data processing pipelines

Linux / Shell scripting

Education

Bachelor or Master in Finance, Economics or Mathematics

Tools

Python

R

SQL

KDB+

Job description

Morgan Stanley’s Quantitative Research group designs, builds and maintains models that drive equity trading engines used globally by internal and client teams. The role spans finance, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, machine learning and data analysis, with emphasis on scalable data processing and rigorous analysis.

The team seeks highly talented researchers capable of solving complex problems, communicating results clearly, and contributing to a leading-edge environment in London.