Walleye Capital
Financial Services
VolatilityQuantitativeResearcher
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“Volatility Quantitative Researcher at Walleye Capital. Skills: Volatility trading, Quantitative research, Machine learning. Research alpha trading strategies. Design alpha trading strategies”
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proficiency in statistical analysis, Modelling of time series financial data, Python required, Basic understanding of financial instruments, Communication skills required, Commitment to thorough, accurate work
Nice to Have
PhD preferred, Specific ML framework experience, Cloud platform certs
What You'll Do.
Research alpha trading strategies
Design alpha trading strategies
Automate alpha trading strategies
Manipulate proprietary data
Manipulate public data
Build custom data sets
Build predictive models
Monetize trading signals
Automate strategy execution
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with traders; Work with quants; Work with portfolio managers; Work with technology teams
Communication Scope
Clarify task requirements; Communicate research findings; Propose solutions
Full Job Description
Position: Quantitative Researcher (Full-Time) Location: Miami, Florida Firm Overview Walleye Capital is a ~$16 billion+ multi-strategy investment firm headquartered in New York City, with over 350 employees across five main offices. Founded in 2005 as an options market maker, we have organically grown into a global investment firm specializing in Volatility, Fundamental Equities, and Quant strategies. At Walleye, we continuously innovate by focusing on three core principles: approach, platform, and people. Our approach is to allocate risk capital where we believe there is not only a compelling opportunity, but also a clear ability to define our tangible edge. We seek to leverage the mathematical benefits of diversification while utilizing sophisticated infrastructure, technology, and our balance sheet to do so in a structurally advantageous way. Our platform, developed over two decades, is central to our operations, evolving alongside business complexities and technological advancements to support our team’s success. Our people are our greatest asset, and we’ve cultivated an environment that attracts top talent by balancing autonomy with collaboration, and intelligence with integrity. Quantitative Researcher Walleye Capital is seeking a motivated and technical Quant Researcher to join the Equity Volatility team in Miami. The ideal candidate will possess strong statistical, analytical, and modelling skills. This role offers the opportunity to work with portfolio managers, research, and technology teams to research, design, and automate alpha trading strategies, and completely automate strategy execution. Responsibilities: Work with traders and quants to research, design, and automate alpha trading strategies Manipulate proprietary and public data to build custom data sets for use in research and model development Build predictive models of asset prices over short, medium, and long term frequencies using simple and advanced regression techniques, including machine lea
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