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Company Description
MerQube is a fintech company specializing in index creation and systematic investing, with offices in New York, San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. Founded in 2019, MerQube has quickly become a key player in Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS), leveraging a cloud-native technology platform to calculate more than 10,000 indices daily for leading institutions across both the sell side and buy side.
Role Overview
MerQube is seeking a Quantitative Researcher (Intern) to join its Research team in London, UK. You will work at the intersection of quantitative finance, technology, and product innovation, contributing directly to client-facing solutions and the development of new systematic investment strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, backtest, and present bespoke quantitative solutions tailored to clients' investment objectives
- Research, implement, and evaluate asset pricing and risk models (e.g., volatility and derivatives-related models)
- Design, prototype, and commercialize new index and systematic strategy ideas
- Support the Sales team with ad-hoc quantitative analysis on existing products and strategies
- Author research reports used in client discussions and marketing materials
- Contribute to the expansion and scalability of the team's codebase
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Desired Skills & Qualifications
- Pursuing degree in quantitative fields, such as mathematics, physics and economics.
- Strong interest in quantitative investing and financial technology
- Understanding of quantitative finance, with experience in derivatives modelling and/or machine learning a plus.
- Strong Python programming skills; experience with SQL is a plus
- Familiarity with large datasets, databases, and alternative data sources
- Ability to communicate complex quantitative concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
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