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03 Jul 2008 23:06

Stat Arb risk manager

Stamford - commensurate with experience
Global Multi-strategy fund is looking for an experienced quantitative risk manager to join their team. Qualified candidates will have 5+ years of risk management experience either on buy-side or prop trading group at a bank, ideally working with various asset classes including global equities, fixed income and derivatives and have familiarity with high frequency trading strategies. Ideal candidate will have a PhD in a quantitative science such as Physics or Math... more

03 Jul 2008 22:49

quantitative analyst/model validation - Investment Bank

New York - commensurate with experience
Premier global investment bank seeks a quantitative analyst/developer to join a group that supports the analytics for Equities Derivatives Trading business. The candidate will be required to have strong quantitative, problem solving, communication and leadership skills to influence and deliver effective derivatives trading, pricing and risk management solutions to the Equity Derivatives businesses. The candidate will liaise with modeling, trading, and IT devel... more

03 Jul 2008 22:41

Commodities/Derivatives desk quant

London - commensurate with experience
Premier global investment bank seeks an experienced commodities quant to join their Commodities Modeling Group, which is responsible for developing and maintenance of all the analytical models for Commodities (Energy, Power, Natural Gas, Base Metals, Precious Metals, Commodities Indices, and Commodities Hybrids) products. The group is global with presences in London and New York. Skills required: 3+ years experience as a desk quant, while commodities experie... more

03 Jul 2008 22:36

derivatives desk quant

Stamford - commensurate with experience
Premier global investment bank seeks an experienced quantitative analyst to join the quantitative group that supports a derivatives trading desk. Qualified candidates will have 1-3 years experience, ideally supporting a derivatives trading desk, have strong quantitative and analytical skills, have solid familiarity with derivatives pricing and risk management, have sufficient C++ programming skills to implement their own models and an PhD or equivalent degree i... more

03 Jul 2008 22:12

C++ Statistical Arbitrage quant developer

Stamford - commensurate with experience
Leading Multi-strategy Hedge fund in CT is seeking a Quant Programmer for the Equity Statistical Arbitrage desk. As a member of the team, the position entails development and support of the software infrastructure and the daily operations of a proprietary equity trading strategy. The set of responsibilities may broaden to include trading. Qualified candidates will have strong proficiency in C++, C, SQL, TCP/IP sockets, threads, and network programming, have exper... more

03 Jul 2008 09:44

Quant Analyst - Front Office Commodity Trading

City of London - Package range £160K-£240K total, depending on experience
Top European Investment Bank Commodity Derivatives Fantastic opportunity for a talented Quant (either senior or a very good junior) at this top European Investment Bank to join a quantitative research function for global Commodities Trading. The role involves defining and implementing mathematical pricing models, ensuring correct implementation and dealing correctly with all aspects of the trade that affect the valuation, including providing risk measures t... more

03 Jul 2008 09:43

Quantitative Analyst/Structurer, ALM Solutions and Derivatives Group

London - £200-400K
Top-Tier Global Investment Bank ALM Group - Insurance & Pensions This derivative structuring group analyses the needs of insurance costs and pension funds using internal m0dels for asset allocation, ALM and portfolio re-allocation. The role requires a strong quantitative ability in structuring solutions and applying models to client situations. Your background: - Very good experience in a quant and/or derivatives structuring environment which has included... more

03 Jul 2008 09:42

FX Quant Analyst, High Frequency Trading

London -
Top-tier US Investment Bank Up to £175k Total Package Great opportunity to join a leading edge group at this top-tier US Investment Bank which is expanding its High Frequency trading platform and now seeking to recruit another talented and experienced Quantitative Analyst to help them further develop strategies for the FX desk. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develop a range of high – low frequency strategies in different asset classes (focus on FX) - Empirical... more

03 Jul 2008 09:41

Senior Commodities Quant Analyst

Singapore - Up to SGD850K Total Package
Leading Investment Bank Base Metals & Agriculture This leading Investment Bank has seen substantial growth in the Asia region over the last two years resulting in increased trading volumes and products coming from their pan-Asian HQ in Singapore. Being a leading player in the Commodity markets (Oil, Base Metals & Agriculture) and with Singapore running as the Asian centre, they seek to recruit an experienced Quant Analyst to develop structured products for the... more

03 Jul 2008 09:37

Quant Analyst, Commodities & Hybrid Exotics

London - Total package circa £250K
Top-tier US Investment Bank Multi-Asset Quant Research Group This top-tier US investment bank is looking for a Desk Quant to join a local team of 3 analysts (9 analysts globally) and be responsible for developing and enhancing the firm’s Global Commodities Desk’s pricing and risk management models. A particular focus will be the support of the fast growing global Commodity and Hybrid exotic trading platform. Experience in supporting a derivatives trading desk... more

03 Jul 2008 09:31

Regional Head of Quant Research

Singapore / Hong Kong - Total Package $900k - $1.2m
Leading Investment Bank Rates, Commodities, FX, Fixed Income This leading Investment bank seeks to recruit a highly accomplished Lead Quant Analyst to build their Pan-Asian efforts. With 10yrs experience (preferably rates & hybrid derivatives) you lead your team on the development of structured products for FI, Rates, Commodities and FX, for use across the region. COMPANY OVERVIEW: - Substantial growth in the Asia region over the last two years resulting ... more

03 Jul 2008 08:55

Head of Quant Research, Asia

Singapore - Up to US$1.5m Total Package
Leading Investment Bank Rates, Commodities, FX, Fixed Income Singapore This leading Investment Bank has seen substantial growth in the Asia region over the last two years resulting in increased trading volumes and products coming from their pan-Asian HQ in Singapore. Being a leading player in the Commodity markets (Oil, Base Metals & Ag) and with Singapore being the main Asian centre for FX & Rates Derivatives trading across all currencies, they need a highl... more

02 Jul 2008 19:19

Soft Commodity Exotics Trading Desk Quant

London - £neg
This is a desk quant model development role aligned with the Soft Commodity Exotics trading desk. The role is to contribute to the new product, new model, relative value and risk management system strategy for this business JOB PROFILE Develop models and implement them in software for pricing and risk managing derivatives. Develop pricing and calibration tools. Benchmark and compare results of various techniques Implement products using pricing engines a... more

02 Jul 2008 19:16

Oil Quantitative Analyst

London - £neg
The candidate will develop models, implement products, and support the trading desk. JOB PROFILE Develop models and implement them in software for pricing and risk managing derivatives Develop pricing and calibration tools Benchmark and compare results of various techniques Implement products using pricing engines and models Explain model behavior and predictions to traders, identify major sources of risk in portfolios, carry out scenario analyses, provi... more

02 Jul 2008 19:13

Quantitative Modeller

London - £neg
The candidate will develop models, implement products, and support the trading desk. JOB OUTLINE Develop models and implement them in software for pricing and risk managing derivatives. Develop pricing and calibration tools. Benchmark and compare results of various techniques Implement products using pricing engines and models Explain model behavior and predictions to traders, identify major sources of risk in portfolios, carry out scenario analyses, pro... more

02 Jul 2008 10:11

Snr Quant Analyst, Market Risk

Singapore - SGD$ Highly Competitive
Leading Investment Bank Market Risk Management Group Substantial growth in the Asia region over the last few years has meant this leading Investment Bank needs to expand its Market Risk efforts. Reporting directly to the regional head they seek to recruit an experienced Quant Analyst who can work on the validation of pricing models across market risk management. ROLE PURPOSE: - Verification and validation of pricing functions and methodologies used for ma... more

01 Jul 2008 19:35

Quantitative Analyst/ Risk Management

New York - Open
Tier one global investment bank seeks experienced PhD Quant Analyst to validate pricing and risk models. As an integral part of the Risk Management group, the successful candidate will test, code, and implement new models for the front office trading desk. Ideal candidate will have a background in fixed income derivative products and at least 3 years of experience working as a quantitative analyst for a top investment firm. You will be responsible for the maint... more

01 Jul 2008 15:52

Exotic Commodities Quant - Oil, Base metals or Natural Gas

London - Package to £200K
Large, global Investment Bank Commodities Trading Desk Large, global investment bank seek to fill a front office quantitative model development position to support the trading desk in the development and implementation of exotic Commodities derivatives models. TASKS: - Develop models and implement them in software for pricing and risk managing derivatives - Develop pricing and calibration tools - Benchmark and compare results of various techniques -... more

01 Jul 2008 12:51

Lead Quant Analyst, Quant Driven Equities Trading

London - Circa £250k Total Package
Leading Hedge Fund Statistical Analysis / Signal Processing A London & Bermuda based investment manager, already running with highly successful long-short equity and long-only accounts, is looking to run a fund with a more quant driven / signal processing approach and needs to recruit an experienced Quant Analyst to lead this process. ROLE OVERVIEW: Using a vast database of buy / sell ideas (equities) you will undertake statistical analysis of their histor... more

30 Jun 2008 22:08

Researchers & Portfolio Managers

San Francisco -
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) is America''s largest money manager, providing structured investment strategies such as indexing, risk-controlled active products, and exchange traded funds to investors worldwide. For 35 years, BGI has been at the forefront of developing innovative investment ideas, applying science and technology to the investment process. Headquartered in San Francisco and winning first place in the SF Business Times'' ''''Best Places to Work in ... more