Overview
Ph.D. Search and Selection are experts at the discreet hiring of quantitative analysts, Fixed Income, FX, Commodities or Credit Derivatives at AVP/Associate Director to Managing Director level.
Regardless of grade only candidates who have experience at a major investment bank, market maker, broker asset manager or hedge fund will be considered.
Quants
You will be a PhD in mathematics, engineering, physics or economics with a strong background in dealing with large data sets and calculating past trends, current trends and forecasting future trends. We look for people who have:
Technical Skills (at least 2 of the following)
| S+ | C++ | Perl | Java | Fortan |
| R | Matlab | VBA/Excel | C# | Python |
Modelling Skills (at least 5 of the following)
We recruit 3 types of quants for quantitative analysts, Fixed Income, FX, Commodities or Credit Derivatives.
Desk Quants: these are predominantly suited to people who have the ability to work in a high pressure trading environment using mathematical and risk library models to price instruments for clients.
Library Quants: these are predominantly suited to people who like to test theories and have the time to run various simulations before publishing them to the library.
Risk Quants: these are predominantly suited to people who like to validate the market and credit risk possibilities of live trades.
We recruit at all levels from junior AVP to MD’s. You will have 2+ years experience within a major investment bank, market maker, broker asset manager or hedge fund. . You will be seeking to work with, contribute and learn from industry experts as you build your investment banking career. All applications are treated with utmost discretion and we have opportunities in UK, Europe, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and New York.
To apply for quant roles please contact: quants@phdit.com
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