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About the Role
Job Type: Full Time
Your role
Is curiosity part of your DNA? Do you have a passion for extracting information out of data? Our goal is to use analytical competences for optimizing a growing electronic FX Trading offering.
This role involves working within the quant team to build analytics and alerting tools for existing trading models as well as exploring ML/AI approaches to build trading strategies to optimise the business.
Responsibilities:
• Generating ideas for enhancements to our current and planned FX trading system. Developing these models in software packages such as python and then implementing the live code in java.
• Maintaining a regular cycle of measuring, monitoring, and improving the performance of the FX aspects of our live trading system.
Your Career Comeback
We are open to applications from career returners. Find out more about our program on ubs.com/careercomeback.
Your team
eFX Quant Trading is a growing team within our Principal Electronic Trading business based in London. All quant traders across principal electronic trading design systematic trading strategies, run statistical analysis on data and are involved in the productionisation of the strategies within our trading systems.
Requirements
• Masters in Natural Science, Mathematics, Data- or Process Design, or similar education
• 1-3 years of prior experience in systematic trading beneficial
• Experience in machine learning methods is an advantage
• Kaggle Master and above (or similar) qualification in public AI/ML platforms
• Strong programming skills in R or Python
• An attention to detail and are keen to contribute in a fast-paced trading environment
• Complexity is a challenge and not a problem for you
• Analytical flair, high quality awareness, interdisciplinary working style
About the Company
UBS is the world’s largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors..
We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.