iRage - Quantitative Analyst

Quantitative Analyst

We at iRage are an agile, young bunch. You will get to solve some extremely challenging engineering problems and shape the future of the fast-paced Algo-Trading industry while working alongside other exceptional programmers, quants and traders.

Role Summary - Quantitative Analyst

As a Quantitative Analyst at iRage you will be involved in analysing market behaviour from both micro and macro perspective by:

- Trading a vast portfolio.

- Analysing hundreds of gigabytes of data to ascertain micro behavioural patterns (at the microsecond timeframe) to trade such signals.

- At the same time analysing information across time + assets to build macro signals.

- Building automated trading signals.

- Building engineering solutions to manage the complexity.

- Discovering and imitating the logic and thereby automating the process of setting the hundreds of parameters that traders do on a daily basis.

Required Skillset :

- Basic awareness of financial markets and fundamentals

- Strong logical & quantitative aptitude

- Strong educational background with a focus on finance

- Experience in working with big data analytical tools like R, etc. is preferred

- Prior experience of trading is an advantage but not necessary

- Previous experience with algorithmic trading platforms is an advantage but not necessary