Radix Trading LLC ยท 5 months ago
Quantitative Researcher (Full-Time - PhD+)
Chicago, New York, Amsterdam
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelRadix University is a research-driven trading firm seeking a Quantitative Researcher. The role focuses on identifying trading opportunities and leveraging quantitative skills to innovate and contribute to various projects, ultimately impacting the firm's success.
FinanceProperty ManagementTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Identifying trading opportunities
Working on a variety of projects with different collaborators
Gaining new knowledge and insight into market dynamics and trading strategies
Contributing to the firm's bottom line
Designing new alphas and understanding complex systems
Quickly getting into data to look for empirical relationships
Applying classical statistical methods
Seeking out and learning new statistical methods
Questioning finance/trading data and seeking answers
Setting up research framework and executing projects
Understanding financial products, market dynamics, and microstructure
Programming in low-level computer languages
Qualification
Required
Persistent Drive to Improve
Creative Problem Solving and Probabilistic Thinking
Team Mindset
Mental Flexibility & Self Awareness
Orientation for Making Money
Research / Quant trading strategy skills to have or develop
Strong intuition and deep thinking with data sets
Demonstrates strong 'hacking' ability to quickly get into data to look for empirical relationships and decipher noise or signal
Familiarity with classical statistical methods and knows when and how to apply them in a rigorous fashion
Easily learns how to apply new statistical methods
Constantly questions finance/trading data and stays motivated to seek answers despite most often proving that there is no correlation or signal
Experience in setup of research framework and execution of projects
Understanding of financial products, market dynamics, and microstructure
Experience programming in Low-level computer languages (like C++)
Preferred
Experience with modern AI techniques and methods or desire to work on Applied Machine Learning Problems
Benefits
Quarterly bonus based on individual performance and contribution towards success of others and the firm
Company
Radix Trading LLC
Radix Trading is a privately funded proprietary trading firm employing research-driven strategies on major electronic markets around the world.
Founded in 2014
51-200 employees
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Funding
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