Jobs · Finance · New York

Systematic Rates/FX/Credit QR

Selby Jennings · New York, NY · 3 days ago
FinanceFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Research, develop, and implement systematic alpha signals across global fixed income markets, with a focus on Rates and Credit products.
  • Identify predictive features from large and diverse datasets, including market microstructure, order flow, macroeconomic, positioning, and alternative data sources.
  • Design and test intraday, short-term, and medium-horizon trading signals ranging from minutes to several days.
  • Develop portfolio construction and risk allocation frameworks to improve signal monetization and strategy performance.
  • Partner closely with trading, technology, and execution teams to deploy research into production environments.
  • Analyze market behavior around macro events, liquidity regimes, and cross-asset relationships to uncover new sources of alpha.
  • Improve research infrastructure, backtesting frameworks, and data pipelines to accelerate strategy development.

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (MS or PhD preferred) in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related quantitative discipline.
  • Strong background in systematic trading, quantitative research, or alpha generation within Rates, Credit, Rates Volatility, or broader FICC markets.
  • Demonstrated experience developing predictive signals with holding periods ranging from intraday to multi-day.
  • Strong understanding of fixed income market structure, relative value relationships, yield curve dynamics, or credit market behavior.
  • Expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning, time-series analysis, and large-scale data analysis.
  • Strong programming skills in Python. Experience with C++, Java, or other performance-oriented languages is a plus.
  • Ability to independently conduct research and communicate findings to both technical and trading audiences.

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