Old Mission

Finance

QuantitativeResearcher(FixedIncome)

$175–250k Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Brief

“Quantitative Researcher (Fixed Income) at Old Mission. Skills: Quantitative research, Fixed income trading, Model building. Perform exploratory data analysis. Generate trading signals”

What You'll Achieve.

Identify and execute profitable trading strategies; Value-added contributor; Immediate impact

Industry & Context.

Finance
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving skills; Analytical skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Advanced degree in a quantitative field, Proficient in Python, VBA, or R, Demonstrated experience in US corporate bonds

Nice to Have

Ph. D. in engineering, statistics, mathematics or a hard science, Experience with credit pricing, Experience with credit curve models, Experience with RFQ-based trading, Experience with Bayesian filtering/Hidden Markov Models, Intra-day credit curve modeling

What You'll Do.

Perform exploratory data analysis

Generate trading signals

Research quantitative models

Prototype predictive models

Validate quantitative models

Backtest quantitative models

Improve quantitative models

Contribute to trade execution

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Thrive in a team environment; Collaborative, collegial environment

Communication Scope

Superior communication; Written communication; Verbal communication

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