London
We are actively recruiting for our summer 2024 Research Internship programme. We are flexible on timings and not committed to specific dates however would expect the internship to last no less than 10 weeks.
Here at Aspect Capital we apply systematic quantitative research techniques across a broad spectrum of financial assets products and markets to deliver returns to investors within a strict risk management framework. We achieve this through a disciplined and consistent investment philosophy designed to generate performance even in declining markets.
You will have the opportunity to work with the industry’s best thinkers and innovators in a thriving, dynamic, collegiate, multi-disciplinary research team, conducting projects in quantitative financial research and contributing to all areas of model development, portfolio construction, risk management and market access. There will be opportunities in the Global Macro, Machine Learning, Volatility, Options and Managed Futures teams.
You will be responsible for your own set of projects, whilst also gaining valuable insight into the work of the team and the functioning of the fund as a whole. More specifically, the work will entail:
- Maintaining and developing mathematical investment models using simulation tools
- Assessing and proposing portfolio improvements which are compatible with our stated risk management goals
- Provide statistical analysis of market data in systematic mathematical investment strategy models
- Generating and developing written research and strategy materials
- Creating and maintaining investment management software
Your experience:
- You must have completed your second year working towards a numerate masters or PhD.
You will need:
- Programming ability in a high level language: MATLAB, R, Python or possibly Java
- Strong oral and written communication skills including the ability to explain complex issues simply
- Good organisation and planning skills
- Deductive reasoning skills and the ability to analyse and synthesise information for problem solving
- Self-motivation, enthusiasm, attention to detail and the ability to work effectively alone and collaboratively
We will be even more interested if you have any of these:
- Experience in selecting and applying analytical techniques to real world problems
- Good understanding of statistics and probability
- Basic knowledge of the financial markets
If this sounds of interest then we’d love to hear from you, please upload your CV and either attach a covering letter or leave some notes in the comments box on the application form confirming which team (or teams) you might be interested in and your availability to work in 2024.
