Quantitative Strategist

This job overview is for a Quant position at Virtu, a financial firm that provides liquidity to global markets. The Quant will work on interdisciplinary teams alongside traders, quants, and software engineers to identify and build predictive models, research and implement new trading strategies, analyze existing strategies, develop risk models, and create tools to automate research tasks. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in a quantitative field, exceptional quantitative and problem-solving skills, programming skills, and the ability to collaborate with peers. The hiring process includes an online programming test.

• Apply observation skills and modern statistical methods to identify and build predictive models
• Research and implement new trading strategies
• Analyze existing strategies to identify potential improvements
• Develop risk models

• Advanced degree (preferably PhD) in Science, Math, Engineering or other quantitative field
• History of diverse, challenging, and interesting coursework paired with a strong GPA
• Exceptional quantitative, mathematical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to apply observation skills and modern statistical methods to identify and build predictive models
• Experience in researching and implementing new trading strategies
• Ability to analyze existing strategies to identify potential improvements
• Experience in developing risk models and frameworks to manage portfolio risks
• Proficiency in creating tools to automate research tasks and improve visualization of complex data sets.