Quant Researcher

Wintermute seeks a Quant Researcher with strong Python coding and modeling skills to scale its quantitative business. The role involves developing trading strategies and improving algorithmic trading activities across various technologies and products.

Overview

Department

Investment & Trading

Job type

Full time

Compensation

Salary not specified

Location

London, United Kingdom, Western Europe

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Requirements

Quantitative degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics or related qualitative field. Post-graduate degrees may be a plus, but not expected or required.

Experience in market making, including signal design and HFT strategy development. We are also open to candidates with experience in MFT strategies.

Advanced Python coding skills. High-level understanding of C++ is a plus.

Other analytical tools and languages may be a plus

Experience and advanced knowledge of statistics/machine learning/probability theory.

Responsibilities

Design and implement predictive quantitative trading market making as well as taking models.

Apply statistical techniques to develop short-term signals, with a time horizon from milliseconds to a few minutes.

Lead research efforts to improve signals and optimise parameters through back testing, across a wide range of trading products and technologies

Proactively identify market microstructure patterns and trading opportunities by analysing vast quantities of tick level historical market data across many markets

Run simulations and model market for both liquid and illiquid assets

Improve and maintain supporting infrastructure in Python or C++.

Benefits

Working at one of the most innovative trading firms globally.

Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership compared to traditional finance environments.

A vibrant working culture with frequent team meals, holiday celebrations, gaming events, and company-wide outings, including our annual Wintermute weekend getaway.

A Wintermute-inspired office in central London, featuring an array of amenities such as table tennis and foosball, personalized desk configurations, a cozy team breakout area with games and free food.

Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional with a startup vibe, collaborative and entrepreneurial.

A performance-based compensation with a significant earning potential alongside standard perks like pension and private Health insurance.