Multi Strategy Fund Hiring Equity/ FX Relative Value Macro Associate / Analyst

Role

• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Analyst working alongside Portfolio Manager whose strategy focuses primarily on Equity and FX Volatility and Correlation with a Macro and Relative Value approach spanning Asian, European and US markets
• Help manage front to back trade execution to confirmation of risk in the portfolio
•  Executing trades on the Portfolio Manager’s behalf
• Conducting in depth analysis on volatility arbitrage, dispersion, correlation and global macro strategies
• Managing and expanding relationships with counterparties across all jurisdictions
• Rebalancing the portfolio periodically
• Expense management (trading cost analysis, brokerage costs, technology, etc.)
• Ad hoc analytical projects involving Excel, VBA, SQL, Python

Requirements

• In depth understanding of volatility products and strategies across multiple asset classes
• A Degree in Quantitative finance, Financial engineering, Mathematics, Econ, Finance or similar
• Minimum 3 years of experience at a buy-side and/or sell-side financial firm in trading Equity and FX products
• Strong  analytical and modelling skills
• Strong passion for the global markets
• Knowledge of at least one of the following programming languages: R, SQL, , C++, Matlab, Python. Python is preferable.  Proven able to build Macro tools 

Apply

Please send a PDF resume to quants@ekafinance.com