Job Offer Finance Quantitative Currency Strategist–Global Macro Currency fund–London selby-jennings-london Financial Engineering, Mathematical Finance, Financial IT, Quantitative Finance.

A growing global macro currency fund who manages more than $1b is looking to add to its team in London.
The team currently use systematic macro currency trading strategies and are therefore looking to add an experienced strategist who has worked within a quantitative FX trading strategies function.
This group is a global Macro group therefore you must have excellent knowledge of Global Currency markets and be able to model on macro economic Data.

You will be fully responsible for working with the portfolio manager and will therefore be actively involved in Hedging and executing the strategies.

You must have experience :
-Creating macroeconomics-based currency valuation framework for currencies using co-integration econometric methodology,
-Designing and back-testing profitable systematic currency alpha trading strategies based on macro economic fundamentals,
-Developing a forecasting model that produced early warning signals on carry trade unwinds,
-sending trade recommendations and market insights based on market events and data,
-involved in the modeling and development of the systematic trading model and fundamentals based models.

This role will also involve presentations to clients and internal Management therefore you must also have excellent inter personal skills and a view to work in portfolio management.

Skills:
The ideal candidate will currently be at Director level and be looking to make the move into quantitative fund management.
This is an elitist team therefore you must have a proven track record in this area and have a genuine interest in making the next step to progress your career.
Applicants from both buy and sell side organizations will be considered provided you have the drive and ambition to work in a P&L orientated role.

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