Quantitative Researcher - Asian Equity Market Strategies

Overview

We seek a Quantitative Researcher to join a collaborative team focused on developing systematic trading strategies for Asian equity markets. The role requires integrating quantitative expertise with hands-on trading or desk quant experience related to equities in Asia.

Location

The position is based onsite in Dubai, with preferred candidate locations including Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Dubai.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members to create and deploy systematic equity trading approaches across Asian markets such as China Mainland, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
• Utilize comprehensive understanding of Asian equity market regulations, trading norms, and characteristics of various trading venues to enhance strategic performance.
• Conduct quantitative research on alpha signals, including idea generation, processing data, and performing statistical analyses.
• Deploy trading strategies consistently over diverse market venues.
• Perform market-specific analyses to refine approaches.

Preferred Technical Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Python programming.
• Experience with contemporary data science tools such as Jupyter notebooks, pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn.
• A degree from a prestigious university in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or another STEM discipline.
• Solid grounding in quantitative finance, mathematical modeling, statistical analysis techniques, regression, and probability theory.
• Strong communication capabilities paired with excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.

Preferred Experience

• Minimum of two years in quantitative trading, desk quant, or research positions with exposure to real-time equity trading.
• Practical experience working within Asian equity markets, familiar with their specific rules and trading standards.
• Proven ability to handle and manipulate multiple datasets, including quality evaluation, cleaning, and feature engineering.

Highly Valued Attributes

• Practical experience managing live systematic equity trading strategies in Asian markets.
• A proactive, detail-focused, and entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently under fast-paced conditions.
• Inherent curiosity and strong critical thinking skills.
• A desire for continual learning and professional development.

Additional Information

Applicants should send their resumes referencing REQ-29970.

Start Date

The role is expected to commence as soon as possible.