High Frequency Trading Quant Researcher (Equities)
Company: Quanta Search
Location: New York City
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Our client, a global prop trading firm, deploys systematic,
computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset
classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core
of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market
anomalies, fueled by their unparalleled access to a wide range of
publicly available data sources. They are growing and looking to
hire an Equities Quant Analyst Role/Responsibilities: ? Perform
rigorous and innovative research to discover systematic anomalies
in the equities market ? End-to-end development, including alpha
idea generation, data processing, strategy backtesting,
optimization, and production implementation ? Identify and evaluate
new datasets for stock return prediction ? Maintain and improve
portfolio trading in a production environment ? Contribute to the
analysis framework for scalable research Requirements: ? MS or PhD
in mathematics, statistics, machine learning, computer science,
engineering, quantitative finance, or economics ? 3 years of work
experience in systematic alpha research in cash equities, with
exposures to statistical arbitrage or alternative data research ?
Fluency in data science practices, e.g., feature engineering.
Experience with machine learning is a plus ? Experience with signal
blending and portfolio construction ? Demonstrated proficiency in
Python ? Highly motivated, willing to take ownership of his/her
work ? Collaborative mindset with strong independent research
abilities ? Commitment to the highest ethical standards Thank you
for illuminating hiring with Quanta Search!
www.quantasearch.com
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