Aures Capital – Quantitative Research Analyst (Intern)

As a quant in our firm, you will be working closely with the Chief Investment Officer on cutting-edge, institutional grade quantitative investment strategies. The firm trades across the full spectrum of cryptocurrency markets including spot, futures and options using high and medium frequency trading models.

Responsibilities:

• Researching, backtesting and implementing strategies on cryptocurrencies.
• Contributing to our signal library by researching new alphas.
• Enhancing our backtesting tools for linear and non-linear strategies

Requirements

• Experience in Python or Matlab.
• Experience working with database systems.
• A degree in Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience in high frequency trading space will be a big plus.
• Knowledge and experience working with blockchain technologies, and trading mechanisms of cryptocurrency exchanges is a plus.
• Familiarity with Cloud platforms like AWS and building applications using REST APIs and websockets is highly desirable.
• Strong communication skills
• Fluency in English

Benefits

• Work directly with the Chief Investment Officer with 20 years experience in the financial industry building systematic trading strategies for large institutional investors.
• Work in an exciting team environment that gives ample opportunities to take charge on day to day tasks.