Experienced/Lateral - Quantitative Researcher

About the Role

Five Rings gives people as much responsibility as possible, as quickly as it can be earned.

• Identify new opportunities in the markets we trade
• Construct or enhance market models
• Develop analyses and simulations
• Implement models in our trading systems
• Test models in real time
• Collaborate with traders and software developers

 

About You

• Must possess a Bachelor's degree in computer science, economics, mathematics, physics, statistics, or another qualifying field
• Minimum of two years' work experience involving the development of quantitative trading strategies in futures and/or equities
• Experience conducting data analysis involving large financial datasets to find intraday signals for mid- to high-frequency trading
• Exceptionally mathematically proficient
• Possesses a hunger to work on some of the most complex mathematical problems
• Risk taker and problem solver
• Explores innovative thinking and analytical methodologies
• Extremely detail-oriented and thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
• Eager to continue to learn and grow your skills
• Proficiency in statistical languages and/or packages in R, python, or similar

 

Annual Base Salary: $300,000.  Total compensation packages are comprised of base salary and a discretionary bonus.