Entry Level Quant

• Company

  Anson Mccade

• Location

  UK-London

• Remuneration

  Very Competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  20-May-2013

• eFC Ref no

  1043433

Core Responsibilities:

• Develop models and implement them in software for pricing and risk managing derivatives
• Develop pricing and calibration tools
• Benchmark and compare results of various techniques
• Implement products using pricing engines and models
• Explain model behaviour and predictions to traders, identify major sources of risk in portfolios, carry out scenario analyses, provide guidance / debug analytics
• Rapid prototyping of models and products

Essential skills, experience and qualifications:

• Excellence in probability theory, stochastic processes, partial differential equations and numerical analysis.
• Very strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
• C/C++ coding with emphasis on numerical methods.
• Good communication skills.
• PhD or equivalent degree from top tier schools/programs in Mathematics, Mathematical  Finance, Physics or Engineering.

Desirable skills/experience: Solid grounding in options pricing theory (i.e. quantitative models for pricing and hedging derivatives) or relevant quantitative research experience an advantage.

Additional information: Ideally the candidate will have some quant internship experience. There are currently various junior quant positions across London, NY and also Asia.

For further information please contact John Meadowcroft on 020 7780 6700. Alternatively forward your CV to john.Meadowcroft@AnsonMcCade.com