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Point72 / Cubist

Cubist Quantitative Researcher

Chicago, New York, Seattle +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 15, 2024

Location
Chicago, New York, Seattle
New York, New York, United States
Experience
No years specified; prior financial services industry experience is not required.
Education
B.S., M.S. or PhD in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, data science, computer science, or other quantitative discipline.

About the job

Conduct quantitative research to discover predictive trading signals and develop systematic trading strategies.

What you'll do

  • Conduct original quantitative alpha signal research and analyze academic research.
  • Manage research from idea generation and data analysis through backtesting and portfolio analysis.
  • Build analytical tools to support the shared research framework.

What they ask for

  • B.S., M.S. or PhD in a listed quantitative discipline or another quantitative discipline.
  • Programming in Python (or comparable language) and working knowledge of SQL.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Tools

Python, SQL

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