Quantitative Researcher, Commodities

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities

$100K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Statistics, Accounting, or a related field.
  • 4 years of experience in quantitative finance within an investment firm.
  • Strong knowledge of commodities markets and investment theory.
  • Proficient in statistical tools and time-series analysis.
  • Experience with programming languages including Python, R, MATLAB, and SQL.
  • Familiarity with research tools like StarQube and Factset.
  • Ability to calculate valuations for Over the Counter (OTC) commodity swap trades.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct quantitative analysis on commodity portfolios to evaluate risk and return.
  • Generate calculations for clients and prospects to aid their investment decisions.
  • Perform fundamental analysis across various commodity sectors such as energy and agriculture.
  • Execute portfolio attribution to identify key performance drivers and manage risks.
  • Develop new quantitative research signals to enhance trading strategies.
  • Create user-friendly quantitative screens and tools to flag trade opportunities.
  • Automate processes using Python scripts to improve team efficiency.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment focused on team success.
  • Opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement.
  • Exposure to a diverse range of commodity sectors.
  • Involvement in innovative quantitative research projects.
  • Access to advanced tools and resources for data analysis.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job Description: Perform quantitative analysis on commodity portfolios, including measuring risk and return characteristics. Generate calculations for clients and prospects. Perform fundamental analysis on commodity sectors including energy, agriculture, livestock, precious metals, and industrial metals. Perform portfolio attribution to help clients understand the biggest drivers of performance, portfolio turnover rates, the frequency of trading, and largest risks being taken in the portfolio. Perform quantitative research to generate new signals to complement current strategies. Expand data-driven quantitative models and help the team generate alpha. Develop and enhance quantitative screens and tools with simple graphical user interface and help the team by providing quantitative analysis of potential trade opportunities. Develop scripts in Python that can be used to automate various processes for enhanced efficiency. Predict which

commodities will have higher returns than other commodities, and which maturity contracts will have higher returns than different maturity contracts. Monitor key trading limits across all

portfolios, including client-directed investment guidelines, and regulatory position limits.

Responsibilities

Minimum Requirements: Requires a bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Statistics, Accounting or a closely related field. Requires four (4) years of experience in a quantitative financial role with an investment firm. Experience must include: Commodities markets, investment theory, predicting returns of commodities. Modeling fundamental drivers of commodities. Developing quantitative screens and tools to be used for trade generation. Statistical tools and time-series analysis. Programming languages including Python, R, MATLAB and SQL. Research tools such as StarQube, Factset. Calculating valuations of Over the Counter (OTC) commodity swap trades. Financial analysis from annual reports and financial reports. Salary Range: $100,000- $150,000 /yr.

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