Soma Capital Portfolio Jobs

Quant Research

AlgoTest India

AlgoTest India

India
Posted 6+ months ago
Alpha research in the Indian equity and options markets.

The focus will be on quantifying, modeling and development of systematic trading models/systems for these markets. You will be exposed to our approach in building a trading/investment product.

Responsibilities

  • Quantitative Analysis - Work with the team to build technology tools to aid exploratory quantitative analysis.
  • Financial Market Insights - Participate in brain-storming sessions and bring your own ideas on the table to test within a quantitative framework.
  • Data Mining - Implement statistical techniques to analyze large amount of data to aid development of alpha/risk research.
  • Help guide our overall strategy through design, prototyping, and research.

Preferred Skills & Background

  • Strong research and programming skills.
  • Working knowledge of python is necessary.
  • Completed Bachelors degree in a quantitative subject such as Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or related field. We will also consider applicants in Final Year or Pre-Final year of their degree as well.
  • Trading experience desired but not necessary
  • Good understanding of financial markets, statistics and modeling techniques using ML is desirable
  • Organized and self-sufficient