Quantitative Analyst - Equities - EE role - Coding Ability essential

 

Recruiter:

TALENT ID

Job Ref:

TIQA2

Date posted:

Monday, April 26, 2021

Location:

CapeTown, South Africa

Salary:

n/a


SUMMARY:
Quantitative Analyst - Equities - EE Role - Coding Ability essential

POSITION INFO:

Required experience and qualifications

  • Up to 3 years’ experience with a specific focus on quantitative research is required, experience in equities is preferable, but not required.
  • Coding Ability – R, Python, SQL is required
  • University Honours / Masters Degree (Finance / Maths / Stats / Actuarial / Physics / Engineering / Computer Science)
  • Preference for CFA studies (or interest in completing CFA)

 

Equity Portfolio Management/Implementation

The key objective is to assist in the maintenance of the equity portfolios to deliver on its performance objectives.

  • Assist with maintaining model portfolios
  • Manage cashflow implementation and trade instructions
  • Monitor compliance
  • Monitor corporate actions
  • Assist with client reporting
  • Portfolio attribution
  • Give input to the equity portfolio strategies and the generation of model portfolios, including:
    • Investment allocation decisions
    • Yield enhancement strategies
    • Listed and OTC derivatives
    • Smart beta / risk premia

 

Equity Research

The key objective is to advance research efforts and improve overall quality and coverage with the aim of improving alpha.

  • Expand strategies and market coverage (guided)
  • Portfolio construction and risk management (guided)
  • Assist in developing content for the equities portal
  • Documentation of research, processes and model validation
  • Collaborate and present on new strategies and enhancements to existing strategies
  • Derivatives research and strategy ideas 

 

Key competencies:

  • Ability to generate ideas and think logically
  • Strong work ethic, self-motivated, driven and results oriented
  • Strong aptitude for problem solving
  • Strong interpersonal skill and able to work well in a team, listen and respond to new ideas with healthy levels of EQ
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Accuracy is of the utmost importance
  • Outstanding organization skills and structured work style
  • Strong level of programming skill
  • Good time management and handles stress well

 

If you are an SA citizen and meet all the requirements, please email me your CV and your academic transcripts to --------Please upload your CV here--------



 

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