Anson McCade
Quantitative Researcher
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Quantitative Researcher – London
Location: London | Focus: Mid-Frequency Macro | Department: Quantitative Research
I’m working with a leading investment firm looking to hire an experienced Quantitative Researcher to join its London team.
The role will involve developing quantitative research, identifying new investment opportunities, and building systematic models, with the opportunity to work across a broad range of research problems.
The Role
- Develop and test quantitative models and investment strategies
- Identify new signals, patterns, and sources of information
- Analyse large and complex datasets
- Apply statistical and quantitative techniques to investment problems
- Conduct rigorous research, backtesting, and analysis
- Develop and improve portfolio and risk methodologies
- Explore new datasets and research techniques
- Work closely with other researchers and investment professionals
- Take research ideas from initial concept through to implementation
- Continuously investigate new approaches to improve the investment process
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Requirements
- 3–5+ years of quantitative research experience
- Experience within a quantitative investment, hedge fund, trading, or research environment
- Strong track record of quantitative research and systematic strategy development
- Strong understanding of statistics, modelling, and data analysis
- Experience working with large datasets
- Excellent Python and programming skills
- Experience with machine learning or other advanced quantitative techniques is beneficial
- Strong academic background in a quantitative discipline
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently and develop original research ideas
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