Quantitative Research Analyst
- Toronto, ON
- On-site
- Posted May 24, 2026
- 1 position
Opens an external site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- Master’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
Develop and optimize real-time quantitative trading models and strategies across various asset classes. Perform statistical analysis on financial market data to generate new indicator ideas.
Job details
We are currently looking for highly talented individuals with a history of exceptional academic and/or industry achievement who are interested in working in a fast paced, stimulating and dynamic environment. Primary Responsibilities: Develop, modify, optimize, test and implement real time quantitative trading models and strategies. Perform statistical analysis of historical and current financial market data. Research strategies in equities, futures, fixed income, and other asset classes. Generate new indicator ideas. Requirements: PhD or Masters in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or Operations Research. Must possess expert level C/C++ programming skills. Incredibly strong problem solving and analytical skills. Time series analysis and statistical modeling experience. Some financial experience desired but not required. Must be a strong self-starter and able to work well independently.
What you’ll do
Develop and optimize real-time quantitative trading models and strategies across various asset classes. Perform statistical analysis on financial market data to generate new indicator ideas.
Requirements
Requires a PhD or Master's degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Operations Research. Expert-level C/C++ programming skills and experience in time series analysis are essential.
Listed skills
- analysis · Preferred
- Time · Preferred
- C++ · Preferred
- Analytical · Preferred
- Problem solving · Preferred
- Organization · Preferred
- Attention to detail · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- C/C++ Programming
- Statistical Analysis
- Quantitative Trading
- Time Series Analysis
- Statistical Modeling
- Problem Solving
- Analytical Skills
- Financial Market Analysis
Job areas
- Finance & Accounting
- Data & Analytics
- Science & Research
- Technology
- Software
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