Old Mission is a global proprietary trading firm that leverages state-of-the-art technology and research to identify and execute profitable trading strategies across multiple asset classes around the world. Our offices in Chicago, New York, and London are all composed of naturally-curious individuals who thrive in a team environment and constantly strive for improvement.
Old Mission does not seek capital from outside investors, allowing us the flexibility to aggressively invest in our team members and keep them engaged in the firm’s growth.
About the Position
We're constantly asking questions to improve what we already do and explore new opportunities. As a Quantitative Researcher in our NYC office, you'll work directly with our traders and research infrastructure to:
- Conduct research and analyze large data sets to develop and implement alpha signals while contributing to portfolio construction
- Collaborate with others to analyze the performance while optimizing and creating new strategies
- Develop pricing models
- Assess risk
Required Skills
- An advanced degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, an engineering discipline, mathematics, statistics, or physics
- A deep technical understanding of advanced statistical techniques
- 3+ years of relevant equity trading experience
- Expertise building statistical models equity forecasts, with a proven track record of deploying such models to production equity trading systems
- Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: C++, Python, R, Matlab, Ruby, Java
- Experience leading a team of researchers, either in industry or academia
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary with discretionary annual bonus
- Fully paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Fully stocked kitchen; free breakfast and lunch every day on-site
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- 401(k) with employer match
- Flexible Spending Plan
- Commuter Benefit Program
In accordance with New York City’s Pay Transparency Law, the anticipated base salary range for this role is $170,000 to $300,000. Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered to employees.
Old Mission is not accepting unsolicited resumes from any staffing/search firms. All resumes submitted by staffing/search firms to any employee at Old Mission via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid signed search agreement will be deemed the sole property of Old Mission, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Old Mission.
Top Skills
What We Do
Old Mission is a global, multi-asset market maker. We specialize in dynamically valuing individual securities and complicated derivatives at the speed of modern markets. We price thousands of financial instruments globally and have traded trillions of dollars of securities using our proprietary systems and models, both on and off exchange. Our market making platform enables us to work with the world’s largest exchanges, brokers, and institutional investors as a trusted partner, assisting them in transferring risk, often at prices that are much tighter than our competition
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