Stevens Capital Management LP

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Stevens Capital Management LP (“SCM”) is a registered investment adviser that manages a multi-billion dollar hedge fund that has been in business for 25+ years.

SCM specializes in the rigorous development and disciplined implementation of empirically based quantitative trading strategies. Our highly productive team works in a fast-paced collegial environment, utilizing extensive data sets, technology and the scientific method to devise and employ trading strategies throughout the world’s most liquid financial markets.

Quantitative Research Analyst:
We're seeking highly driven, production-oriented researchers who possess strong technical skills and a thorough understanding of economics and finance, along with the necessary combination of creativity, resourcefulness, pragmatism and attention to detail to develop successful automated trading strategies.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Utilize your analytical skills, market knowledge and intuition to develop and implement statistical trading models.
• Participate in all aspects of research and trading model development, including generating research ideas, building data sets, conducting statistical data analysis and implementing quantitative production trading models.

Requirements:
• A degree in economics or finance, with extensive coursework in quantitative disciplines or a quantitative discipline (e.g. statistics, econometrics, mathematics, engineering, physics or computer science) with extensive coursework in economics or finance.
• Programming experience, ideally including R, C++ and/or Python.
• Strong working knowledge of regression, time series analysis and other statistical techniques.
• Experience building, organizing and analyzing large data sets is preferred.
• The ability to comprehend and synthesize academic literature in finance, economics and statistics.
• Strong financial market interest, knowledge and experience are preferred.
• The ability to simplify and effectively communicate complex concepts.

Quantitative Research Analyst Internship opportunities are also available. Please refer to our website for more details:
http://scm-lp.com/quantitative-research-analyst-internship/