RBC · 6 hours ago
Quantitative Researcher, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, New York, NY:
New York, New York, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$185K/yr - $185K/yr
3+ years expRBC is a prominent financial institution seeking a Quantitative Researcher for its Capital Markets division. The role involves conducting quantitative research on algorithmic trading and analyzing global markets, utilizing skills in Python and statistical inference to support trading operations.
BankingFinancial ServicesWealth Management
Responsibilities
Conduct quantitative research on algorithmic trading, routing mechanisms, and trading costs
Analyze global markets and alternative data sources using kDB+/Q and Python
Build ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines for out-of-core / big datasets using Python
Leverage expertise in time series, signals processing, and statistical inference to estimate various characteristics of market data (e.g. global equity trading volume)
Provide key insights and support for the sales and trading team by instrumenting metrics and implementing monitoring / alerting tooling
Leverage expertise in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch to integrate state of the art algorithms and artificial intelligence tools with trading algorithms
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field and 3 years of work experience
3 years of experience in writing software in Python to design, maintain and operate batch and stream processes for model fitting and inference pipelines (including metrics, monitoring, and alerting)
3 years of experience in kDB+ / Q for conducting statistical analysis on large datasets
3 years of experience in equity algorithmic trading to produce models that will be consumed by algorithmic trading software
3 years of experience in quantitative research, modelling (time series, linear models)
3 years of experience in applied machine learning, and data visualization
3 years of experience in global equity markets and microstructure
Benefits
401(k) program with company-matching contributions
Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
Paid time-off plan
Company
RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance.
10001+ employees
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