About the role
ABOUT CUBIST
Cubist Systematic Strategies, an affiliate of Point72, deploys systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by our unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources.
ROLE
- Dynamically managing portfolio risk by evaluating historical and real-time strategy performance.
- Overseeing automated trade execution and monitoring transaction costs.
- Supervising a small team of researchers and developers on a daily basis.
- Designing, researching, and managing sophisticated investment strategies by creating and engineering advance quantitative financial computer modeling systems to aid in analysis and research.
- Performing research to acquire historical and production data sources needed to build investment models.
- Designing and developing quantitative mathematical algorithms to link the diverse data sets from various providers.
- Engineering investment models that will make the buy and sell recommendations for the portfolios using advanced quantitative mathematic statistics and investment theory to design and program strategies that explicitly forecast risk, return, and trading costs.
- Using quantitative models to value securities.
- Conducting ongoing, cutting-edge quantitative research and analysis to enhance existing strategies and to expand into new markets.
- Developing aspects of successful statistical models, focusing on forecasting and optimization.
- Expanding trading universe and volume and expanding to other exchanges and products.
REQUIREMENTS
- Advance degree (Masters or Ph.D.) in a computational or analytical field.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience developing, researching or implementing quantitative models for equities, futures and/or FX.
- Hands on experience with all aspects of the research process, including methodology section, data collection and analysis, testing, prototyping, backtesting, and performance monitoring.
- Innovative, intellectually driven, with an intense curiosity about financial markets and human behavior.
Aplyr's read
Point72 is a global asset management firm known for its multi-strategy investing and rigorous analyst programs, attracting driven professionals in finance and technology.
What's promising
- •Point72's multi-strategy approach offers diverse investment exposure and learning opportunities.
- •The firm invests heavily in technology, providing cutting-edge tools for employees.
- •Point72 Academy programs are renowned for developing top-tier investment professionals.
What to watch
- •The firm's high-performance culture may lead to intense work pressure.
- •Regulatory scrutiny is a constant concern due to past controversies.
- •Limited public information about work-life balance and employee satisfaction.
Why Point72
- •Point72 manages the personal capital of founder Steven A. Cohen.
- •The firm combines traditional and quantitative strategies in its investment approach.
- •Point72 offers specialized roles in macro technology and quantitative analysis.
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About Point72
Point72 Asset Management is a global asset management firm that manages the capital of its founder, Steven A. Cohen, and certain employees. The firm employs a multi-strategy approach to investing, focusing on long/short equity, macroeconomic trends, and quantitative strategies.
