SIG
2024 Sydney PhD Quantitative Researcher Graduate Program
To design and implement quantitative trading strategies that make us leaders in the financial markets.
Banking and Investment
Full-time
Office | Sydney, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Entry Level · A role for someone with underlying potential, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically no direct experience is required.
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Why SIG
SIG is a global quantitative trading firm founded with a growth mindset and an analytical approach to decision making. As one of the largest proprietary trading firms in the world, we benefit the financial markets by providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers. We bring together the brightest minds, the best technology, and the most expansive library of data in the industry to design and implement quantitative trading strategies that make us leaders in the financial markets. Beyond trading, SIG is active in global private equity, structured capital and institutional brokerage.
About the role
We teach our Graduate Quantitative Researchers to use their problem-solving skills and mathematical creativity to find solutions in competitive and constantly changing financial markets. Working along other researchers, traders, and technologists, you’ll use an academic research approach to transform our quantitative modeling into trading opportunities.
What you'll be responsible for
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Quantitative Analysis Communication
Communicate findings and recommendations to portfolio managers and other stakeholders
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Investment and Market Research
Conduct research to identify market trends and investment opportunities
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Mathematical Modeling
Develop and use mathematical models and statistical techniques to analyze financial data and make investment decisions
Skills you'll need
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Numerical problem solving
Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems
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Critical thinking
Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight
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Attention to detail
Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables
Meet the team
A global quantitative trading firm founded with an entrepreneurial mindset and a rigorous analytical approach to decision making.