Akuna Capital
Fundamental Equity Analyst
Chicago, IL · Mid
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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.
- Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore.
- This is not a reporting seat: your research is a direct input to live positioning, and you will be expected to form views, advocate for trades, and be accountable for the quality of your calls.
Responsibilities
- Conduct deep fundamental research on companies, industries, and corporate events to develop differentiated views the desk can trade
- Own the desk's information edge by tracking earnings, guidance, corporate actions, and market-moving news so the desk is informed before it matters
- Build the models, sheets, and tooling that power your research process, leveraging AI and Akuna's data and technology stack to multiply your output
- Build relationships with sell-side analysts, expert networks, and industry contacts to deepen the desk's research access
- Learn to express fundamental views in options space, developing a working understanding of volatility alongside experienced index and single-name traders
- To do this successfully, we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.
- Our Founding Partners first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related/equivalent field
Nice to have
- Python or other programming skills, fluency with incorporating AI tools into a research workflow a plus
Compensation
- In accordance with Illinois Equal Pay Act, the minimum base salary starts at $145,000.
Benefits
- as a Fundamental Equity Analyst at Akuna:
- We are seeking a Fundamental Equity Analyst to own research into company earnings, catalysts, and other news.
- The ideal candidate has 4+ years of equity research experience, an appetite for risk, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, time-sensitive environment.
- 4+ years of fundamental equity research experience; buy-side strongly preferred
- Equity options experience a plus
- Entrepreneurial self-starter ready to work in a fast paced, team environment
Company info
- We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market maker - meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell.
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