Top tier global investment bank seeks quantitative strategist for Equities Strategies Group. Ph. D. in Finance, Economics, Statistics or applied Mathematics required. Proficiency in SAS, MATLAB or C++ also essential. One to 2 years of industry experience preferred.
Top tier global investment bank seeks quantitative strategist for Equity Sales Strategies group. The group works directly with equity sales and trading desk to provide tactical and strategic client solutions, trade ideas and equity products education. The strategist will be responsible for performing empirical analysis and testing of investment strategies oriented towards institutional investors, hedge funds and pension funds. The candidate will also handle time-sensitive requests involving data gathering, data analysis and presentation of results. Candidate should have a Ph. D. in Finance, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics. Programming skills will include SAS, Matlab and/or C++. Knowledge of optimization software, portfolio construction tools, risk analysis and financial databases are a plus. Excellent oral and written communication skills required. One or two years of industry experience preferred. Excellent compensation. NYC location. For consideration, please forward your resume in Word format to Ian@comprehensiverecruiting.com and reference #MLG369.