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Location: London, United Kingdom
Recruiter: Global Quant Recruitment
Salary: 00k Base + Bonus
Post Date: 2010-02-01
Contact Email: quant-jobs@globalquantrecruitment.com
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Source: quantfinancejobs 
Description: Credit Developer Role (Hedge Fund)My client an award winning and highly progressive London based Hedge Fund, is seeking stand out developers to join their high functioning team on their London desk. This is a fully mandate & immediate hire.The group are renowned for their tactical trading work in emerging markets and derivatives, which has ensured they have sidestepped the market downturn most of their competitors have suffered under.Role requirements:- Develop and improve our analytic tools, mainly excel functions (VBA) but other apps can be considered.- The functions we need are mostly for pricing and sensitivity analysis of financial instruments: yield curve related (swaps valuation, discount factors, forward starting swaps, etc), options related (valuation and reeksensitivities) and credit related (CDS curve building, valuation, sensitivities) etc.- The successful candidate must have previous experience in writing computer code, specifically for financial application, plus knowledge of financial instruments, excel and Microsoft VBA. Actual work experience in a financial institution quant / analytics group would be a big plus.You should be:- An articulate and experienced developer with prior exposure to the front office in a reputable investment bank, trading firm or hedge fund- Hold either an MSC or PhD from a strongly regarded university- Be driven and passionate in order to work in the demanding hedge fund spectrum In return they offer:- A highly competitive compensation structure with a discretionary bonus amongst additional benefits (health care, food etc)- Dynamic and thought provoking work which is continually evolving- A highly performing infrastructure, team mates and overriding environment in which to learn and develop within- The opportunity to work in the hedge fund space with a successful and stable groupAlthough preferable; you are not explicitly required to send your CV. If you want to have a chat about this role, please free to call. We treat all applications/conversations as 100% confidential.Applying: quant-jobs@globalquantrecruitment.com br />Contact: John Blake Telephone: +44 (0) 203 207 9090 Company: GQR |Global Quant Recruitment LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/1615777