MENA Equities Quantitative Researcher

About Winton

• Winton is a research-based investment management company with a specialist focus on statistical and mathematical inference in financial markets.
• The firm researches and trades quantitative investment strategies, which are implemented systematically via thousands of securities, spanning the world's major liquid asset classes.
• Founded in 1997 by David Harding, Winton today manages assets for some of the world’s largest institutional investors.
• We employ ambitious professionals who want to work collaboratively at the leading edge of investment management.
• We are seeking a highly motivated quantitative researcher to join our Investment Management & Research group, focussing on MENA Equities.
• You will play a key role in researching, developing and operating our equities strategies in the region, partnering with portfolio managers, researchers, and technology to build and optimise the full strategy lifecycle – from research and back testing to live trading and risk management.
• You will spend an initial period of approximately 6 months working in our London office before relocating to our office in Abu Dhabi.
• Your responsibilities will include:
• Conduct in-depth research to identify alpha-generating strategies in MENA equity markets
• Research and back test systematic trading signals
• Collaborate closely with portfolio managers, researchers and technologists to develop trading infrastructure and strategies
• Monitor, analyse and report on strategy performance
• What we are looking for:
• 3+ years of experience working in a systematic equity trading environment
• Proficiency in data analysis and programming, preferably using Python and key libraries such as Pandas and NumPy
• Exceptional understanding of signal research and portfolio construction
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work in a distributed and collaborative research environment.

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