Quantitative Analyst (Quantitative Developer)

About SOVA:

SOVA Capital Limited is an FCA authorized and regulated broker based in London. We offer institutional and corporate clients a full range of investment brokerage services, including independent research, securities trading, electronic and high-touch execution and public capital markets financing.

We are looking to hire ‘Quantitative Analyst’ with strong programming skills or ‘Quantitative Developer’ (Moscow Office).

SOVA's Quantitative Trading Team is responsible for three main themes: exotic options business, algorithmic trading strategies as well as automated trader toolkit, systematic trading strategies. We concentrate on development of state-of-the art systems and solutions across global markets as well as using them for actual trading.

What you'll do as an Analyst on the Quantitative Trading Team at SOVA:

The successful candidate will have a strong programming background, familiarity with mathematical techniques used to price derivatives and ability to use it to produce trading solutions. In this role you will:

• Use the quantitative methods to develop sophisticated investment models and shape our insights into how the markets behave;
• Develop systematic trading strategies, from idea generation and data collection to analysis and model creation;
• Develop tools and platform enhancements to bolster productivity through innovative system-building and automation.

Qualities that make great candidates:

• MS (or PhD) degree in a technical field – Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics (or related subject);
• Strong knowledge of one or several programming languages: C#, C/C++, Java (Python knowledge is a plus);
• Experience in object-oriented programming;
• Ability to learn the intricacies of financial markets and trading;
• Ability to tackle in-depth research projects and communicate complex ideas clearly.

Conditions:

• Full-time job;
• Permanent contract;
• Competitive salary;
• Comfortable office;
• Social package.