RTI Researcher

Hermeneutic Research LLC; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hermeneutic Investments Ltd. in California is seeking researchers for its real-time information team. The ideal candidates should possess a degree in finance, engineering, or math, and have strong analytical skills to identify market-moving news signals. Responsibilities include monitoring newsfeeds, creating calendars for important events, and managing automated alerts. This role offers a chance to engage in a high-stakes, competitive environment where attention to detail and strategic thinking are key to success.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable fluency in finance, engineering, math, or related fields.
• Experience using news platforms such as X Pro, Bloomberg Terminal.
• Serious ambition in a high-stakes, ultra-competitive environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify market-moving news signals by observing and querying data.
• Catalog and model the market impact of news signals.
• Create and monitor a calendar of important events.
• Watch newsfeeds and alert traders to updates.
• Backtest and deploy automated news alerts for themes.
• Understand pricing for liquid crypto assets.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reliability

Ability to articulate key insights quickly

Education

Degree in a related field (finance, engineering, math, social science)

Tools

X Pro

Bloomberg Terminal

Discord

Telegram

Job description

Company Overview

hermeneutic Investments is a best-in-class proprietary trading firm and hedge fund. It deploys research-driven discretionary and systematic strategies as well as makes strategic long-term investments. The partners' decade-long history of success in trading and business building and a firm-wide cultural emphasis on alpha generation, open debate, relentless iteration, and teamwork are key to the firm's continued expansion in a challenging market environment that has hamstrung competitors. A hard-wired emphasis on risk management and opportunistic market participation ensure that hermeneutic Investments will continue its growth trajectory in the coming decades.

Job Overview

We are seeking researchers for our real-time information team. You see the opportunity in generating alpha from real-time events. You possess a rational aptitude for interpreting how news originates, disseminates, and affects prices. You are a strategic thinker who can distinguish signal from noise. You have a growth mindset and consistently become faster and smarter. You have potential or credentials at software development or math.

Responsibilities

• Basic science - Identify market-moving news signals by observation and querying of news and market data.
• Historical analysis - Catalog, study, and model the market impact of news signals.
• Scheduled event focus - Create calendar of important events, watch them live.
• Real-Time monitoring - Watch newsfeeds and alert traders/researchers to time-sensitive updates.
• Manage automated news alerts - Backtest, stress-test, and deploy high precision/recall automated alerts for themes of interest. Then, pay attention to changing market conditions and update as necessary.
• Develop market competence - Internalize context and pricing for liquid crypto assets

• Degree in a related field (finance, engineering, math, social science with a concentration on economics/finance), or demonstrable fluency in same
• Experience using news platforms such as X Pro, Bloomberg Terminal, discord/telegram chats, etc
• Serious ambition to play a high-stakes, ultra-competitive game

Operational & Communication Skills:

• Attention to detail
• Reliability
• Ability to articulate key insights quickly