Quantitative Analyst Posted Aug 08, 2008
Global Investment Firm, Stamford, CT
 
Global investment firm is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to focus on a variety of areas that will include:

-Provide data and reporting to Risk, Accounting, Trading, Marketing and Research
-Interact with all levels of Management regarding investment data
-Monitor and assure data quality
-Maintain and update investment databases using or establishing automated processes
-Research, analyze and help improve investment data and data flows
-Support research function through evaluation and acquisition of data for potential new investment factors
-Identify new fundamental drivers and data sources for stock selection, work on factor formulation and testing

REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor or Master's degree with 2-5 years of relevant experience (CFA designation is a plus)
-Experience with SQL, script or procedural languages (VBA)
-General knowledge in financial markets/financial engineering
-Experience with Matlab, C++ and financial databases & tools (Bloomberg and Factset) is a plus
-Experience working with a Security Master File and/or Corporate Actions is preferred.

SALARY: OPEN, Commensurate with Experience