Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Quantitative Researcher




Waterfront International is a Toronto-based financial consulting firm, specializing in developing computer based statistical trading strategies.  Waterfront¿s selective hiring process considers only highly talented individuals with a history of exceptional professional and academic achievement, and solid real-world experience. 


Primary Responsibilities:


§         Developing, testing and implementing quantitative trading models.


§         Models will be based on quantitative data analysis rather than qualitative analysis.


§         Research strategies in equities and other markets.


§         Perform historical backtesting to determine optimal strategy parameters.


§         Generate new indicator ideas.


Requirements of the Candidate include:


§         PhD or Masters in physics, statistics or mathematics.


§         Must possess expert level C/C++ programming skills.


§         Must be a strong self-starter and able to work well independently.


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