IMC

Financial Services

QuantitativeResearcherHFT

Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The Brief

“Quantitative Researcher - HFT at IMC. Skills: Quantitative Research, Machine Learning, High-Frequency Trading. Develop high frequency delta one trading strategies. Develop predictive models”

What You'll Achieve.

statistically profitable predictions of market behaviour; improvements have a high and visible impact; see them impact our production results

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

find improvements to our models

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years of experience in high-frequency equities or futures alpha research, foundation in probability and statistics, significant practical experience with at least one mainstream ML approach, Experience working with large, high-frequency trading datasets, Excellent programming skills in at least one language, Practical mindset with a focus on deployable, real-world edge

Nice to Have

prior track record in at least one of the Asia markets, Python preferred

What You'll Do.

Develop high frequency delta one trading strategies

Develop predictive models

Perform large scale data analysis

Derive statistically profitable predictions

Shape research and tooling direction

Generate high quality

testable alpha signals

Refine market microstructure understanding

Apply statistical and machine learning techniques

Translate research into production strategies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborating closely with traders, software and hardware developers; Work as part of an established and growing research team; Collaborate with trading and engineering teams; Open idea sharing and collaboration across disciplines, desks and offices

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