Associate Director, EQD Quant, Equity Derivatives

CLSA; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

CLSA in Hong Kong is seeking an experienced developer for its Equity Derivatives Quant team. The role involves building index and statistical arbitrage strategies while conducting business analytics for the Prime Service/SBL/Delta One desk.

The ideal candidate has around 6 years of experience in quantitative development, strong programming skills in C++ and Python, and a solid educational background. You will support trading activities and enhance existing business platform processes.

Qualifications

• Around 6 years of experience in quantitative development and equity derivatives trading.
• Experience in Delta One/Prime quantitative and/or system development areas is a big advantage.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Build trading analytics and develop algorithmic trading strategies for index and statistical arbitrage.
• Contribute business analytics and solutions for SBL/Synthetic Swap business.
• Support and enhance existing business platform processes.

Skills

C++

Python

SQL

Quantitative Analysis

Teamwork

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or quantitative finance

Job description

The Equity Derivatives Quant team is looking for an experienced developer to build index and statistical arbitrage strategies, conduct business analytic and intelligence support for Prime Service/SBL/Delta One desk. The developer will work within a system comprising of numerous Python services and an in-house market making application that interact via messaging to produce the product outputs in real time. A candidate is likely to gain further exposure to both new and complex technologies as well as in-depth Delta One and Prime business knowledge.

The EQD Quant team as whole builds and supports in-house platforms for the entire equity derivatives business, covering exotics and flow OTC options, QIS, Delta One and Prime business, and listed product market making.

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Working closely with trading desk to build trading analytics and develop algorithmic trading strategies for index and statistical arbitrage and market making strategies, etc.
• Contribute business analytic and solution for SBL/Synthetic Swap business
• Support and enhance existing business platform processes and related infrastructure
• Attentive to the current platform gaps/ issues and design solutions to improve its accuracy, performance, and maintainability
• Supporting traders in their daily work, resolving issues, collecting requirement and develop tactical tool
• Design and develop new components for the platform and infrastructure extensions and enhancements
• Day-to-day interactions with the trading desk, other quants, operation, risk and finance departments, and technology teams

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, math, physics, engineering or quantitative finance from a top tier university
• Around 6 years of experiences in quantitative development and equity derivatives trading desk, experiences in Delta One/Prime quantitative and/or system development areas are big advantages
• Solid programming experience, strong in C++ and Python, and familiar with SQL
• Good teamwork and communication skills, both written and oral
• Good analytical skills, a logical approach to problem solving, be able to work in a fast-paced environment liaising with demanding stakeholders to understand complex requirements and be able to prioritize work under pressure with minimal supervision for the level of experience
• Self-motivated, self-driven and lifetime learner, and be able to bring positivity and enthusiasm in trying to think about and offer potential solutions for architectural considerations