Junior Quant Execution Trader: Markets & Automation

WorldQuant; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical and dental

401k

Parental leave

Generous PTO

Job summary

WorldQuant seeks a quantitative-minded professional to monitor execution across equities, FX, futures and other asset classes, providing first-line support for the automated flow. You will run project work to add liquidity and cut costs in WorldQuant's models, and analyze large datasets to improve desk processes.

Interface with portfolio managers, brokers, risk, compliance, and senior management in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative or technical discipline from a top tier institution.
• 1+ years of work experience in Trading, DevOps or Analytics supporting investment strategies.
• Enthusiasm to learn more about financial markets and execution trading.
• Experience with Python and SQL is a strong plus.
• Experience with at least one mainstream asset class (equities, FX, fixed income, derivatives).

Responsibilities

• Monitor execution across equities, FX, Futures and other asset classes, trading in different regions.
• Provide first-line support for issues arising from the automated execution flow.
• Conduct project work in areas including adding new liquidity to the execution platform and reducing cost of implementing models.
• Analyze large datasets to guide further automation and refinement of execution desk processes.
• Interface directly with Portfolio Managers, Brokers, Senior Management, Compliance and Risk.

Skills

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical discipline

Job description

WorldQuant seeks a quantitative-minded professional to monitor execution across equities, FX, futures and other asset classes, providing first-line support for the automated flow. You will run project work to add liquidity and cut costs in WorldQuant's models, and analyze large datasets to improve desk processes.

Interface with portfolio managers, brokers, risk, compliance, and senior management in a fast-paced environment.