Quantitative Analyst

CMC Markets strives to provide the best trading experience for a wide spectrum of clients to participate in the financial markets. We are looking for a suitably skilled Quantitative Analyst to contribute to pricing models for an expanding product range and also work to optimise the risk management strategies.

A varied and fast-paced role working with dealing, operations, risk and IT development teams. This is an excellent opportunity to be sitting in the core of the business and develop a deep understanding of the Market Making financial industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain pricing models for brand new and increasingly complex products.
• Understand current models and produce innovative improvements.
• Monitoring, configuration management and exception investigation of the live system.
• Day to day trading data analysis and reporting.
• Support Senior Quants and Senior Dealers on dealing strategy improvement.
• Work with Development team to implement pricing and risk management algorithms.
• Maintain personal/professional development to meet the changing demands of the role, including all relevant regulatory and legislative training.
• Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality.
• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.

Key Skills & Experience

• Solid quantitative experience within a Financial Services firm is highly desirable
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Good knowledge of general financial products and derivatives
• Understanding of market microstructure.
• Strong skills in Excel and Python.
• Experience with Pandas, NumPy, Matlab, R or other mathematical/statistical languages/packages.
• Good knowledge of SQL and time-series databases desirable.
• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken.
• A degree in quantitative finance, mathematics, computer science or equivalent disciplines.

CMC Markets is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.