Fundamental Research Analyst

Old Mission
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in financial research and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced trading environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3+ years in research and a strong grasp of economic events and market impact analysis
    — “3+ years of relevant work experience in a Research Analyst Role”
  • Individuals who can combine macroeconomic research with actionable trading insights
    — “Support traders by being the sole point of contact for conducting quantitative and macroeconomic research”
  • Candidates with a background in quantitative fields and a track record in financial market pattern recognition
    — “A Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field”

Things to consider

  • The role necessitates a deep understanding of market events and their financial implications
    — “Identify and analyze financial/events/information that will have an impact on the options of underlying securities”
  • The firm has a clear policy on rejecting unsolicited resumes from staffing firms
    — “Old Mission is not accepting unsolicited resumes from any staffing/search firms”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to translate market events into actionable trading strategies
    — “We value idea generation over reporting”
  • Demonstrate specific experience with Bloomberg or Reuters in your resume and interviews
    — “Familiarity with Bloomberg and/or Reuters”
  • Showcase your quantitative analysis skills with examples tied to market price movements
    — “Analyze datasets to identify their potential impact on the price of certain securities”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Identify and analyze financial/events/information that will have an impact on the options of underlying securities
  • Support traders by being the sole point of contact for conducting quantitative and macroeconomic research
  • Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis on information that could affect trading decisions
Typical background
Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field3+ years of relevant work experience in a Research Analyst Role

Skills & requirements

Required

Quantitative AnalysisFundamental ResearchFinancial MarketsCommunicationProblem SolvingPattern RecognitionBloomberg And/or Reuters

Preferred

Python

Stack & domain

PythonBloombergReutersCommunicationFinance

About the role

Original posting from Old Mission via Ashby

Old Mission is a global proprietary trading firm that leverages state-of-the-art technology and research to identify and execute profitable trading strategies across multiple asset classes around the world. Our offices in Chicago, New York, and London are all composed of naturally-curious individuals who thrive in a team environment and constantly strive for improvement.

About the Position

Old Mission is a proprietary quantitative trading firm and is currently recruiting a Fundamental Research Analyst to join our APAC office. This Fundamental Research Analyst will be responsible for conducting economic, event-driven, and company-specific research and analysis and will work with the team to discover new trading opportunities for the firm. We value idea generation over reporting. We are looking for someone who can stay up to the minute with breaking market events, use fundamental principles to interpret them quantitatively, and help influence trading decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and analyze financial/events/information that will have an impact on the options of underlying securities
  • Support traders by being the sole point of contact for conducting quantitative and macroeconomic research
  • Analyze datasets to identify their potential impact on the price of certain securities and their underlying options
  • Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis on information that could affect trading decisions
  • Collaborate directly with traders by providing them with the fundamental overlay necessary to do many things, including developing tools, analyzing market data, and testing strategies

Required Skills

  • A Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field.
  • 3+  years of relevant work experience in a Research Analyst Role.
  • A demonstrable passion for the financial markets as well as for problem solving and pattern recognition.
  • Exceptional communication, both written and verbal, with the ability to handle multiple tasks in a time-sensitive, fast-paced, collaborative, and collegial environment.
  • A strong quantitative, analytical and research-oriented skill set.
  • Familiarity with Bloomberg and/or Reuters.
  • Programming skills in Python will get you bonus points! 

Old Mission is not accepting unsolicited resumes from any staffing/search firms. All resumes submitted by staffing/search firms to any employee at Old Mission via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid signed search agreement will be deemed the sole property of Old Mission, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Old Mission.

Source: Old Mission careers (Ashby)

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