Quantitative Strategist (PhD)

Job Description

Virtu Financial is seeking a Quantitative Strategist to join its team in New York. The ideal candidate will work in interdisciplinary teams alongside traders, quants, and software engineers, contributing to the development and improvement of trading strategies and risk models.

The role involves:

• Identifying and building predictive models using statistical methods.
• Researching and implementing new trading strategies.
• Analyzing existing strategies to identify potential improvements.
• Developing risk models and frameworks to manage portfolio risks.
• Creating tools to automate research tasks and improve data visualization.

Requirements:

• PhD in Science, Math, Engineering, or other quantitative field.
• Strong GPA and a history of challenging coursework.
• Exceptional quantitative, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.
• Great communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to solve technical and quantitative problems under pressure.
• Ability to express ideas mathematically and algorithmically.
• Programming skills (C/C++ and Python).
• Intellectual curiosity and self-motivation.
• Strong drive for success within a collaborative team.

Virtu Financial offers:

• A collaborative and collegiate work environment.
• Exposure to many teams across the globe.