Fyntraq
Saccade Capital

Graduate Programme – Quantitative Research & Trading

Detected 13 days ago

  • Graduate Program
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • No experience required

About the job

This programme is for people who want to build their careers in quantitative research and trading from the ground up. Opportunities are available in Korea and Dubai. We do not require any prior finance experience, internships at trading firms, or a production track record – we care about how you think, how fast you learn, and how seriously you take the work. From day one our graduates work alongside experienced researchers, traders, and engineers on real problems with real impact on the firm’s bottom line.

Our office and development environments are designed to help young minds grow and learn from some of the best people in this business.

Role attributes:

  • Conduct quantitative research on equities and equity derivatives across high-frequency and medium-term horizons
  • Identify, procure, and integrate the data needed for the research at hand
  • Build simulation and backtesting tools, signal libraries, and research infrastructure alongside experienced researchers and engineers
  • Develop predictive signals and models – statistical, machine learning, deep learning – appropriate to the problem
  • Contribute to live trading systems with direct visibility on P&L impact

Requirements:

  • Passion for markets, data, and technology
  • Proficiency in at least one high-performance programming language
  • Excellent numerical skills, statistics fundamentals, and critical thinking
  • Strong academic record in a quantitative discipline (mathematics, physics, statistics, computer science, engineering, or related)
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to debate own and peers’ ideas in a productive and healthy way
  • Hands-on data analysis experience
  • Curiosity about market microstructure, electronic trading, or systematic strategies

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