Oppenheimer Holdings

Associate, Portfolio and Electronic Trading Analyst (New York, NY Hybrid work permissible). (multiple positions).

Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Finance, Statistics, Financial Engineering, or related field required
  • Two years of experience in a trading role or related field
  • Proficient in Java for implementing trading systems
  • Experienced in Python and VBA for financial modeling
  • Skilled in SQL for database management and querying
  • Familiar with Bloomberg terminal for market data analysis
  • Knowledgeable in algorithmic trading models and their application

Responsibilities

  • Perform quantitative equity analysis to enhance trading strategies
  • Create ad-hoc trading reports through statistical analysis
  • Develop and maintain trading analytics systems using multiple programming languages
  • Design and implement quantitative models for equity basket trading
  • Provide real-time quantitative support to the equity trading desk
  • Engage in market analysis and validate trading models
  • Transform financial theories into executable trading strategies

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement available
  • Opportunity to work with experienced trading professionals
  • Access to advanced trading technologies and methodologies
  • Potential for professional development within the company
  • Dynamic work environment focused on quantitative finance
Full Job Description
Perform quantitative equity analysis on trading performance to improve trading strategies for equity trading desk. Build ad-hoc trading reports by performing database inquiries utilizing quantitative and statistical analysis skills. Build programmatically and maintain the trading analytics systems (financial models) for the Equity Portfolio Trading desk using Java/SQL/VBA/Python. Apply principles of economics and finance to assist in designing and implement quantitative models to engage in trading equity baskets for institutional clients. Provide real-time financial quantitative support to the equity portfolio trading desk. Hybrid work permissible.

Salary: $112,778 per year.

Requires a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Statistics, Financial Engineering, or related field, and two years (24 months) in the job offered or any position in which the required experience was gained. Also requires two (2) years of work experience with: 1) implementing trading systems and optimizing speed and signaling within those systems using Java; 2) analyzing historical market data and building financial models for trading using Python and VBA; 3) querying and managing the historical and real-time market databases used for research and analysis using SQL; 4) using Bloomberg terminal to access and analyze real-time market data to research and validate quantitative trading models, conduct market analysis, and perform initial data sourcing; 5) utilizing Bloomberg terminal APIs to deploy self-developed trading strategies into the production environment; and 6) using algorithmic trading models and data analysis to systematically transform financial theories into executable strategies, identify and exploit market trends, and perform post-trade analysis to optimize model parameters and diagnose performance.

Send resume with cover letter to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Attention: K. Decker ref#YW2026, [email protected]. No calls.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please email your resume in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, .rtf, .html, or .ascii format to the address below. If you wish to enclose a cover letter, please include it in the body of your email message.

About Oppenheimer Holdings

Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. is a leading middle market investment bank and full service broker-dealer that has been providing investment banking, financial advisory services, capital markets services, asset management, wealth management, and related products and services for over 130 years. The company is headquartered in New York City and has offices in major financial centers around the world. Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. is a publicly traded company and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPY.
Learn more about Oppenheimer Holdings
Size
2,853 employees
Market Cap
$462.9 million
Industry
Net Income
$122.9 million
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$1.1 billion
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