Overview of Role
The person will join the Cross Barrel Desk, in Singapore and will learn and gain insights about trading operations and processes. This is an exciting opportunity for students with a keen interest in the commodity trading industry and will allow him/her to gain more insight into how a trading business is built and maintained. The candidate will focus on supporting the Desk Quantitative Developer by developing new tools to help aid trading decision-making.
Main Responsibilities
Joining as an Oil Derivatives Quantitative Researcher Intern, the candidate will
* Develop quantitative tools to automate quantitative analysis study.
* Work with traders to design and develop trading strategies whilst controlling the overfitting risk using various statistical techniques.
* Develop and enhance the existing analytical tools and databases.
* Enhance the desk portfolio construction algorithm by adding new features or instruments.
* Improve execution algo within the desk automated execution platform.
* Analyze trade execution algorithms to minimize market impact.
* Proactively implement market best practice development cycle (Dev/Test/Prod).
Profile
The individual should have the following experience:
* A degree in a technical discipline with a focus on Computer Science and Computer Engineering.
* Proficiency in Python is a must.
* Strong programming skills (SQL and MongoDB, C++/ C# and Java).
* Strong knowledge in statistics and modeling background (including Classification Algorithms such as Random Forrest, Machine Learning, etc.).
* Experience with high-performance databases for time-series data is preferred.
* Knowledge of financial markets and financial derivatives would be a plus but is not required.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
* Inquisitive and meticulous with strong analytical and computational skills.
* Self-motivated and able to work independently and as a team player.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Applicants need to commit to the standard 5-day work week throughout the entire 6-month internship period.
If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!