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This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm, working alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. As a firm, we are committed to leveraging advances in computer science, statistics, and machine learning to generate value in the financial markets.\nA successful Quantitative Researcher is an expert in mathematics and statistics, passionate about translating challenging quantitative problems into equations and models, and skilled at optimizing them using cutting-edge computational techniques. If you're at the top of your quantitative, modeling, and coding game, and excited to test these skills in competitive live markets, this opportunity is for you.\nWhat you will do\nDesign, build, optimize, and deploy state-of-the-art models and algorithms for systematic trading.\nAnalyze large datasets to identify patterns and signals that can be translated into trading strategies.\nCollaborate with traders and technologists to bring models from research into live production.\nMonitor and refine existing models based on live market performance.\nWhat you need to succeed\nA PhD degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or a related quantitative field.\nStrong statistical and linear algebra knowledge.\nProficiency in implementing models and algorithms in programming languages such as Python or C++.\nExperience in Deep Learning is a plus.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently on open-ended, ambiguous problems.\nOwnership and entrepreneurship.\n\nAt Flow Traders, we acknowledge the importance of open and transparent communication whether it be with our employees, our stakeholders, or our local and global communities. 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