AXQ Capital
Quantitative Researcher
$150K–$200K
New York · Full-time · Posted Aug 6, 2025
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD from a top-tier university in a quantitative or technical field, such as math, physics, statistics, or computer science.
About the job
Develop and deploy quantitative trading strategies for global equities and futures, using market and alternative data, statistical and machine-learning methods, and AI-enabled research workflows.
What you'll do
- Develop and refine trading strategies from initial research through live deployment.
- Prepare raw market and alternative data for alpha research and apply statistical and machine-learning tools to identify predictive signals.
- Explore portfolio construction and optimization, and use agentic AI workflows to accelerate hypothesis generation, backtesting, and analysis.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD from a top-tier university in a quantitative or technical field.
- Strong foundation in probability, statistics, time-series analysis, and machine learning.
- Strong Python skills for conducting research.
Nice to have
- Publications in leading journals or conferences.
- Strong results in national or international Olympiads in math, physics, or computer science.
Pay
USD $150,000 to $200,000 annual base salary
Tools
Python
AI focus
Leverage agentic AI workflows to accelerate quantitative research, from hypothesis generation to automated backtesting and analysis.
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