Associate, Trader - #244 at Capstone Investment Advisors

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Asset Management, Financial Services, Investment BankingIndustries

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience, along with two years of experience in building algorithms, backtesting strategies, and calculating statistical measures for fixed income products, swaps, and interest rate derivatives. Proficiency in Python and experience with machine learning and optimization algorithms are also required.

Responsibilities

The Associate Trader will develop quantitative techniques to inform financial decisions, design signal and backtesting strategies with Sharpe ratios, and calculate key statistical metrics to support data-driven investment decisions. Responsibilities include monitoring portfolio performance, analyzing return attributions, troubleshooting PnL discrepancies, enhancing feature selection and model building using machine learning, and designing and backtesting systematic strategies across various asset classes. The role also involves automating portfolio construction and investment decision-making, assessing dataset relevance and predictive power through statistical analysis, and utilizing programming languages and analytical tools like Python.

Skills

Quantitative analysis
Algorithm development
Backtesting strategies
Statistical measures
Fixed income products
Swaps
Interest rate derivatives
Sharpe ratios
Expected return calculation
Volatility calculation
Correlation calculation
Machine learning algorithms
Optimization

Capstone Investment Advisors

Global derivatives, volatility investment management

About Capstone Investment Advisors

Capstone is a global, alternative investment management firm specializing in derivatives-based strategies and volatility, leveraging advanced technology to anticipate and harness the complexities of world markets.

7 World Trade Center 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10007, USAHeadquarters
2004Year Founded
VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage
Venture CapitalIndustries
201-500Employees

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