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Location: Toronto, Canada
Recruiter: Waterfront International Ltd
Salary: DOE. Compensation will include immigration and relocation assistance.
Post Date: 2010-03-03
Contact Email: recruiting@wil.com
Apply Url: mailto:recruiting@wil.com 
Source: quantster 
Description: 3.3.10 / job2227 / Waterfront International Ltd / Quantitative Analyst Toronto, Canada Compensation: DOE. Compensation will include immigration and relocation assistance.Please apply to: recruiting@wil.com Waterfront International is a Toronto-based financial consulting firm, specializing in developing computer based statistical trading strategies.  Waterfront’s selective hiring process considers only highly talented individuals with a history of exceptional professional and academic achievement, and solid real-world experience.  Primary Responsibilities:•   Developing, testing and implementing quantitative trading models.•   Models will be based on quantitative data analysis rather than qualitative analysis.•   Research strategies in equities and other markets.•   Perform historical backtesting to determine optimal strategy parameters.•   Generate new indicator ideas. Requirements of the Candidate include:•   PhD or Masters in physics, statistics, mathematics or operations research.•   Strong working knowledge of statistics.•   Must possess expert level C/C++ programming skills.•   Must be a strong self-starter and able to work well independently.