Independent Quantitative Analyst
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Independent Quantitative Analyst developing proprietary signals, datasets and investment insights. Smartkarma connects independent research analysts with institutional asset managers worldwide.
Responsibilities:
- Develop actionable trade and investment ideas based on statistically validated signals and market intuition
- Conduct factor, risk premia and alpha research
- Develop event-driven and catalyst frameworks covering earnings, guidance, corporate actions, index changes and macro prints
- Analyze cross-asset linkages and market regimes, including risk-on/off, inflation, rates sensitivity, liquidity, positioning and flows
- Create and maintain differentiated proprietary datasets, models and production pipelines
- Publish differentiated research insights for professional investors
- Articulate and defend research views in discussions with institutional clients
- Offer high-touch service for select institutional clients
Requirements:
- Former/current systematic traders and quant researchers / analysts
- Expertise in systematic strategies across equities, equity derivatives and multi-asset, including index and single-name listed and OTC options, futures, etc.
- Strong research hygiene: signal research, feature engineering, robust backtesting across horizons, realistic frictions and clear validation
- Ability to combine market intuition with statistical learning
- Ability to create and maintain differentiated proprietary datasets and models, including unique data collection, cleaning, normalisation, mapping, signal construction and production pipelines
- Strong writing and communication skills; able to articulate and defend research views clearly in published insights and discussions with institutional clients
- Extensive research, trading or investment experience for institutional clients (8 yrs+)
- Demonstrated quantitative track record and evidence of proprietary work, including datasets, models, tooling and strategy research
- Ability to write differentiated insights for professional investors that are structured, concise and defensible
Benefits:
- Employees can work remotely
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