Quant Research
The goal of a sell-side research organization is to provide its cash sales desk, derivatives sales desk, hedge fund sales desk with trading ideas to present to the firm’s clients. As a quant research analyst, you will develop and back-test systematic strategies across many asset classes, often including a broader analysis of the economic and political issues driving the markets. Your research may serve many areas of the firm including portfolio management and risk management. On the buy-side, many hedge funds hire quant research analysts to create investment strategies for their clients.
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Alumni in the Industry
Akram Ayyash, MSCF '14
Credit Portfolio Finance Trader - Citadel
"I enjoy the opportunity to work with a variety of clients from private banks and hedge funds to corporations and asset managers. From my seat, I get to see their different perspectives on trades and prices and how each of them view risk – it’s a really unique position."