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Full-Time

Quantitative Researcher

Full-Time, Master’s/Bachelor’s

Posted on 9/16/2024

Radix Trading

Radix Trading

51-200 employees

Develops global proprietary trading strategies

Data & Analytics
AI & Machine Learning
Quantitative Finance

Entry, Junior

Chicago, IL, USA

Category
Quantitative Research
Quantitative Finance
Required Skills
Python
Requirements
  • Persistent Drive to Improve - Do you have an innate desire to rise to the next level, even after great accomplishment?
  • Creative Problem Solving and Probabilistic Thinking - You must enjoy learning and implementing new concepts quickly, combining knowledge from different domains to create new ideas, and take a data-driven and probabilistic approach to testing and implementing new ideas.
  • Team Mindset - We want people who understand 1+1 > 2 and are as committed to making the team better through sharing ideas as they are driven to improve their individual performance.
  • Mental Flexibility & Self Awareness - You’ll have to frequently adapt based on new data, results, and feedback on your trading ideas and your performance.
  • Orientation for Making Money - Although we value academic training, our work is not an academic exercise. We take a hacker’s approach to testing ideas, dropping projects that consume time without high upside, and focusing our next efforts on what will create the most value for the firm.
  • Strong intuition and deep thinking with data sets - Designs new alphas, understands complex systems; knows where to start, or ask others where to start
  • Demonstrates strong “hacking” ability to quickly get into data to look for empirical relationships and decipher noise or signal
  • Familiarity with classical statistical methods and knows when and how to apply them in a rigorous fashion; Easily learns how to apply new statistical methods; will seek out and learn new methods to better solve problem -- Experience with modern AI techniques and methods or desire to work on Applied Machine Learning Problems a plus
  • Constantly questions finance/trading data and stays motivated to seek answers despite most often proving that there is no correlation or signal
  • Experience in setup of research framework and execution of projects
  • Understanding of financial products, market dynamics, and microstructure
  • Low-level computer languages like C++ or Python, Java, etc.; awareness of strength in particular language and ability to solve more complex problems due to understanding nuances of the language

At Radix Trading, the emphasis on cutting-edge proprietary technology and research-driven methodologies make it a standout workplace for those interested in pushing the boundaries of automated trading. The firm's focus on open collaboration fosters a vibrant intellectual environment, enabling employees to swiftly execute ideas and continuously enhance their trading strategies. This research-centric approach positions the firm well within the competitive and dynamic field of global electronic markets.

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

5%

2 year growth

37%
INACTIVE