DRW

Quantitative Researcher - Commodities

DRW  •  London, GB (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

DRW are looking for an experienced Quant Researcher to join our global commodities trading team to aid in alpha generation, research, development, and maintenance of analytics infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

  • Developing systematic trading strategies and alpha generating signals across commodity markets
  • Enhancing data collection procedures to support improved design, development and maintenance of data pipelines to be used in research/trading
  • Analyze large, diverse datasets to identify trends as well as building and maintaining models to support trading decisions. Including the use of AI and LLM’s
  • Extract and organize data from a number of source options, performing quantitative analysis in support of trading
  • Assist in the development of analytical tools
  • Translate business needs into data science projects
  • Collaborate with stakeholders at each stage of project
  • Communicate projects and results to audiences with different backgrounds
  • Create and maintain post-trade diagnostics tools across various strategies

Qualifications:

  • A bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, computer science or related field
  • Experience using AI and LLM’s
  • Passion and interest for a quant researcher role solving real-world business problems
  • Minimum of two years' experience in alpha generating role
  • Experience working with large datasets, data cleaning, preprocessing, and feature engineering
  • Experience building, validating, deploying, monitoring, and updating predictive models
  • Excellent programming and scripting skills
  • Experience working independently and delivering results
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, experience communicating complex ideas clearly and concisely to peers and stakeholders
  • Strong collaborative intent, strong outcome driven focus
  • Positive, team focused attitude

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About DRW

At DRW, we identify and capture trading and investment opportunities globally. What sets us apart is our diversified approach—trading across many asset classes and instruments, in markets around the world, with horizons from seconds to years. We succeed by leveraging technology, research and risk management.

We offer the best of both worlds: the opportunity and spirit of a startup and the benefits and stability of an established, experienced firm. Our employees work hard to solve interesting problems, and their results are rewarded. We value continuous learning—from our outcomes, from the environment and from each other. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity, and constant collaboration, with some of the smartest, most passionate people you’ll meet.

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Chez DRW, nous identifions et saisissons les opportunités de négociation et d'investissement au niveau mondial. Ce qui nous différencie, c'est notre approche diversifiée : nous négocions sur de nombreuses classes d'actifs et d'instruments, sur des marchés du monde entier, avec des horizons allant de quelques secondes à plusieurs années. Nous réussissons en nous appuyant sur la technologie, la recherche et la gestion des risques. Nous offrons le meilleur des deux mondes: les opportunités et l'ésprit d’une entreprise en démarrage, et les avantages et la stabilité d'une entreprise établie et expérimentée. Nos employés travaillent dur pour résoudre des problèmes intéressants et leurs résultats sont récompensés. Nous valorisons l'apprentissage continu – de nos résultats, de l’environnement et de chacun de nous. C’est un lieu où les attentes sont élevées, la curiosité est profonde et la collaboration est constante, et où l’on retrouve quelques-uns des individus les plus intelligents et les plus passionnés que vous puissiez rencontrer.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
drw.com
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