Quantitative Analyst - APAC Systematic Equity

Principle Partners; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Principle Partners seeks a Quant Analyst to join a fast-growing quant fund focused on APAC markets. The role combines quantitative research with hands-on trading or desk quant experience in APAC equities.

You will collaborate to research, develop, and deploy systematic equity trading strategies across Asia, leveraging regional market microstructure and venue knowledge to optimize execution and performance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related STEM discipline from a top-tier university.
• Solid foundation in quantitative finance, mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, regression techniques, and probability theory.
• Direct trading or desk quant experience in Asian equity markets, with practical knowledge of local market rules and trading conventions.
• Minimum 2 years in a quantitative trading, desk quant, or quantitative research role with exposure to live equity trading.
• Hands-on experience working with multiple datasets, including data quality assessment, cleaning, and feature creation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the team to research, develop, and deploy systematic equity trading strategies across Asian markets, including Mainland China, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
• Leverage knowledge of regional market microstructure, trading rules, conventions, and venue characteristics to optimize strategy design and execution.
• Conduct end-to-end quantitative research on alpha signals, covering idea generation, data processing, feature engineering, and rigorous statistical analysis.
• Implement and productionize trading strategies across multiple venues.
• Perform market-specific analysis to identify opportunities and refine strategy performance.

Skills

Python

Jupyter

pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

Education

Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics or related STEM

Job description

We are seeking a Quant Analyst to join a fast-growing quant fund. This role will focus on APAC markets and combines quantitative skills with hands-on trading or desk quant experience in APAC equities.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the team to research, develop, and deploy systematic equity trading strategies across Asian markets, including Mainland China, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
• Leverage deep knowledge of regional market microstructure, trading rules, conventions, and venue characteristics to optimize strategy design and execution.
• Conduct end-to-end quantitative research on alpha signals, covering idea generation, data processing, feature engineering, and rigorous statistical analysis.
• Implement and productionize trading strategies across multiple venues.
• Perform market-specific analysis to identify opportunities and refine strategy performance.

Requirements:

• Expert-level proficiency in Python, strong command of modern data science tools and libraries (Jupyter, pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn).
• Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related STEM discipline from a top-tier university.
• Solid foundation in quantitative finance, mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, regression techniques, and probability theory.
• Direct trading or desk quant experience in Asian equity markets, with practical knowledge of local market rules and trading conventions.
• Minimum 2 years in a quantitative trading, desk quant, or quantitative research role with exposure to live equity trading.
• Hands-on experience working with multiple datasets, including data quality assessment, cleaning, and feature creation.
• Proven experience developing and running live systematic equity trading strategies in Asian markets.