Quantitative Interest Rate Strategist - DeFi/Crypto Firm

Tokalent; Hong Kong; In loco; HKD 1.200.000 - 2.400.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Tokalent is seeking a Quantitative Interest Rate Strategist for a DeFi/Crypto firm. You will trade and market-make traditional and crypto rate markets, develop robust strategies, and contribute to trading systems and risk tools.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in rate/derivative markets, strong programming in Excel/VBA, Java or Python, and a passion for crypto markets and data-driven trading.

Competenze

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Finance/Economics/Math/CS or related field.
• Minimum 5 years analyzing/trading interest rate or derivative markets.
• Deep understanding of interest rates and risk management tools.
• Strong programming experience in Excel/VBA, Java and/or Python.

Mansioni

• Trade and market-make traditional and crypto interest rate markets.
• Develop and manage risk-adjusted trading strategies across markets.
• Develop trading systems, risk tools, and scalable market infrastructure.
• Demonstrate eagerness to learn and work on time-sensitive projects.
• Collaborate with analytical peers with ownership mindset to hit KPIs.

Conoscenze

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Ownership mindset

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Finance/Economics/Math/CS

Strumenti

Excel/VBA

Java

Python

SQL

PostgreSQL

Descrizione del lavoro

Quantitative Interest Rate Strategist - DeFi/Crypto Firm

Job Openings Quantitative Interest Rate Strategist - DeFi/Crypto Firm

About the job Quantitative Interest Rate Strategist - DeFi/Crypto Firm

Company

- Our client is a fast growing DeFi protocol that is backed by well known traditional financial institutions and Web3.0 investors.The team comprises of Wallstreet quants, traders and technologists.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for the trading and market-making of traditional and crypto interest rate markets.
• Experienced in interest rate and/or cryptocurrency trading strategies, and managed risk-adjusted returns of multiple strategies in both traditional and crypto markets.
• Responsible for directly or managing the development of trading systems, risk management tools, and scalable market trading infrastructure.
• Ideal candidate should have a natural eagerness to learn, an ability to work on time-sensitive projects, and a passion for technology, data science, cryptocurrencies, and trading. Furthermore, any hands on experience to design, build, and maintain trading infrastructure, including servers, networks, and storage systems would be a plus.
• Team members will be highly analytical, possess excellent problem-solving skills, and have a passion for crypto and interest rate markets, alongside an ownership-mindset with a focus on achieving internal and external KPIs.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Finance/Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience analysing and/or trading interest rate and/or derivative markets, or related experience
• Deep understanding of interest rates and risk management tools
• Strong experience programming in Excel and VBA, Java and/or Python

Added Qualifications

• Solid experience trading interest rates derivative markets (swaps, options and exotics) and knowledge of fixed income products.
• Solid quantitative experience in financial mathematics and derivatives pricing
• Solid understanding of blockchain technology, including knowledge of popular blockchain networks such as Ethereum.
• Experienced working with blockchain APIs and other tools for data extraction
• Familiarity with data storage technologies such as SQL and PostgreSQL databases
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C++, Java, Python, Node.js