Quantitative Analyst - Derivatives & Trading (On-site)

Placements24; Willows (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with bonus

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Pension plan

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 partners with a prestigious investment bank to recruit a Quantitative Analyst for their trading analytics team in Welkom. The role focuses on developing and implementing advanced models for pricing derivatives, risk management, and algorithmic trading.

You will collaborate with traders, risk managers, and developers; backtest models; analyze large datasets; ensure accuracy; stay current with quantitative finance.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, CS, or Financial Engineering.
• 3–5 years of experience in quantitative analysis in finance.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, or R for modeling and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of derivatives, market microstructure, and risk concepts.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills; team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and implement mathematical models for pricing and risk.
• Backtest and validate models with robust simulations.
• Collaborate with traders, portfolio managers, and developers.
• Analyze market data to identify opportunities and risks.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of model outputs.
• Support regulatory reporting related to models.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Time series analysis

Python

C++

R

Communication

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Python

C++

R

Pandas

Job description

Placements24 partners with a prestigious investment bank to recruit a Quantitative Analyst for their trading analytics team in Welkom. The role focuses on developing and implementing advanced models for pricing derivatives, risk management, and algorithmic trading.

You will collaborate with traders, risk managers, and developers; backtest models; analyze large datasets; ensure accuracy; stay current with quantitative finance.