Akuna Capital
Junior Quantitative Researcher
Chicago, IL · Junior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
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About the role
- About Akuna: Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation.
- We want everyone to feel empowered to apply.
Responsibilities
- This team creates trading strategies scientifically by combining its quantitative expertise with sophisticated understanding of derivatives and financial markets.
- Design and implement optimization algorithms for portfolio construction.
- Develop quantitative models describing market behavior.
Requirements
- Bachelors, masters, or PhD in a technical field - Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics (or a related subject) must be completed upon employment
- The ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions, including the ability to quickly and accurately respond and/or solve math and coding problems are essential functions of the role
- Must be graduating August 2027 or prior
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment including F-1 students using OPT or STEM
Skills
- They opened the firm's first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world - Chicago.
- Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.
Compensation
- In accordance with Illinois Equal Pay Act, the minimum base salary starts at $145,000.
- The minimum base salary herein was determined in good faith by Akuna Capital LLC.
Benefits
- We are looking for talented researchers who can apply and develop machine learning algorithms to contribute to Akuna's strategy portfolio.
- Develop trading strategies using statistical and machine learning algorithms.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment including F-1 students using OPT or STEM
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