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Location: New York, NY, United States
Recruiter: Financial Tech
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Post Date: 2010-02-23
Contact Email: Quant.Finance.NYC@gmail.com
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Description: We are seeking a junior Desk Strategist to join the front office commodities strategies team. Desk Strategists will collaborate with commodity traders on risk analysis, risk reporting, and value added trading strategies. Desk Strategists are responsible for the creation of product valuation models, dataanalysis, trading strategy analytics, and risk and valuation tools tobe used by traders and fellow Desk Strats to better understand riskand to better identify market opportunities.This role will be considered at the Associate level.Skills Required1)MS in a quantitative field (PhD is a plus)2)Strong skills in applied mathematics, statistics, stochasticprocesses, basic knowledge of option theory, basic knowledge offinancial markets. Ability to translate abstract mathematical conceptsinto practical solutions to every-day problems.3)Strong hands-on technology skills are a core requirement (C++, Matlab).4)Knowledge of Energy Markets is a plus.5)Strong communication & collaboration skills are necessary. To apply: Please respond to Quant.Finance.NYC@gmail.comPlease, only candidates that can start full time work within 2 months of interviewing. If you have a LinkedIn account, check the Quant Jobs group for similar positions.