Graduate Quantitative Strategist - Sydney, Australia - Susquehanna Pacific Pty Ltd

Description

Interested in using your problem-solving and programming skills to discover new trading signals? Want to have an immediate impact, translating ideas and conversations into profitable trading strategies?

SIG is one of the world's largest market makers, with a unique approach to trading, technology, and research.

While this background puts us at the top of our game, what really makes us successful is our quantitative approach to decision making and the collaboration between our employees.

In the role you will:

• Monitor the performance of automated trading strategies
• Sit sidebyside with traders and other strategists to brainstorm new ideas and iterate upon existing projects
• Write code to analyse market data across multiple exchanges
• Design blueprints for new trading algorithms
• Work alongside technologists to put plans into production
• Contribute to the development of new software systems for trading and analytics
• Maintain and extend existing quantitative pricing models

What we're looking for:

• PhD* or Master's degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Operations Research, or Economics
• Strong quantitative, logical reasoning, and analytical skills
• Exceptional communication skills in a fastpaced environment
• Excellent programming skills; experience with Python and/or C++ is an advantage
• A collaborative mindset with a relentless desire for improvement
• Demonstrated interest in strategic games and/or competitive activities
• An interest in financial markets is a large plus. Trading experience is not required

Interview Process

We don't post salary ranges externally so any salary estimate you see listed here was not provided by SIG and may not be accurate.