Systematic Trading Strats
SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group offering a diverse range of financial services. They are seeking an Analyst to join the Systematic Credit Trading team as a Quantitative Developer/Analyst, where the candidate will support the development of systematic trading models and collaborate with trading and sales teams.
Responsibilities
- Support the development of systematic trading models, signal analytics, and feature pipelines for corporate bonds
- Analyze market microstructure, liquidity conditions, TRACE patterns, and trading cost dynamics
- Build dashboards and tools using Python, SQL, React/TypeScript for traders and quants
- Contribute to RFQ automation, pricing logic, and workflow improvements with dealers and ECNs
- Monitor model behavior, trading performance, PnL drivers, and execution quality
- Collaborate with trading and sales teams to translate analytics into trading opportunities and client insights
- Over time, grow into a quantitative trading, data driven sales, or execution focused hybrid role
Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, Statistics, or Data Science
- 0–3 years of experience in quantitative research, trading, data analytics, or software engineering (internships OK)
- Programming proficiency in Python for analysis and prototyping; familiarity with SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript a plus
- Strong analytical foundation: statistics, time series analysis, optimization, or ML fundamentals
- Interest in markets, trading microstructure, and data driven decision making
- Clear communication, attention to detail, and a desire to grow into a front office role
- Exposure to FIX, TRACE, MarketAxess/Tradeweb APIs, or trading systems
- Experience building dashboards or real time analytics
- Knowledge of credit markets, bond math, or risk metrics like DV01/CS01
- Passion for technology enabled trading or systematic investing
Benefits
- Competitive portfolio of benefits
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