Associate / VP – Equity Derivatives Strategist, Global Research, Hong Kong

Job Description:

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Job Description

Responsibilities:

• This is a unique client-facing role in the Asia Pacific equity derivatives and cross asset quant investment strategy team within Global Research at BofA
• The successful candidate will help the team develop derivatives trade ideas for global institutional clients, formulate views on volatility and devise efficient hedging strategies
• They will also develop and publish on leading-edge quantitatively-driven systematic strategies for alpha generation and hedging alike, as well as portfolio overlay solutions across equities, derivatives and fixed income
• Apart from strategy development and contributing to wide-ranging derivatives/quant research published by the broader team, the role involves internal engagement with structuring, sales, and trading teams, as well as external exposure to a broad set of institutional clients

Requirements:

• Strong academic background in quantitative finance, financial engineering, mathematics or Physics (e.g. Advanced Masters degree or PhD)
• Advanced proficiency in quantitative analysis and statistics including time series and big / complex datasets
• Strong programming skills, preferably in Python, R, Matlab, VBA, SQL etc, and Excel
• Fluency in English is essential
• Effective written and presentation skills – a key asset for a quant researcher is not only to write but also to explain complex concepts in simple terms
• Candidates should have a keen eye for detail – accuracy, consistency and intuition to back-up mathematical rigour is crucial in this fast-paced environment
• Candidates must show a long-term interest in the field of quantitative finance and demonstrate achievements towards their pursuit of a career in this field
• Prior experience of developing and backtesting quantitative investment strategies would be preferred. For example: in Equities, including Equity Derivatives, Risk premia / factor-based investing
• Exposure/experience in applying machine learning, natural language processing or advanced information theory would be a plus
• The candidate would benefit from having prior experience of back-testing and/or portfolio construction in any asset class under real world constraints (e.g. liquidity criteria, transaction costs, rebalancing thresholds, etc)