Tudor’s Macro Pipeline team seeks a Quantitative Researcher to work within a low latency trading team that currently researches and builds low latency trading models in the liquid futures space.  The candidate’s primary responsibilities will include researching and implementing fully automated systematic futures signals and strategies with short to medium horizon.  Suitable candidates will generally have at least 3 years of comparable research experience.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience researching low latency futures signals and strategies
• An advanced degree (MSc or PhD) from a top institution is preferred
• Strong preference for advanced degrees in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Machine Learning, Physics, Mathematics, or Engineering)
• Excellent understanding of probabilities, statistics and optimization
• Experience manipulating large datasets, including tick-level data
• Excellent programing skills: experience with both high-level (e.g. Python, R, Julia) and lower-level languages (e.g. C, C++) with fluency in at least one.
• High attention to detail
• Creative thinker
• Entrepreneurial spirit. Enjoys ownership of projects and takes responsibility for them

Compensation

• Annual base salary for the position is expected to be from $150,000 per year to $250,000 per year. Actual salary offered to the successful candidate will depend on various factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work experience and credentials, and/or skill level, the salary expectations of applicable applicants, and other market conditions. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation will be finalized at the time of offer.

Location

• New York, NY, London, Singapore

Tudor’s Macro Pipeline team seeks a Quantitative Alpha Researcher to work within a systematic trading team that currently researches, builds and maintains systematic trading models in the liquid futures space.  The candidate’s primary responsibilities will include researching and implementing fully automated systematic futures signals with intraday to daily horizons.  Suitable candidates will generally have at least 2-4 years of comparable research experience.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience researching scalable short and medium-term alpha
• An advanced degree (MSc or PhD) from a top institution is preferred
• Strong preference for advanced degrees in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Machine Learning, Physics, Mathematics, or Engineering)
• Excellent understanding of probabilities, statistics and optimization
• Experience manipulating large datasets
• Excellent programming skills: fluency in Python and R is a must, as is the ability to write efficient code
• High attention to detail
• Creative thinker

Compensation

• Annual base salary for the position is expected to be from $150,000 per year to $250,000 per year. Actual salary offered to the successful candidate will depend on various factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work experience and credentials, and/or skill level, the salary expectations of applicable applicants, and other market conditions. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation will be finalized at the time of offer.

Location

• New York, NY, London, Singapore

Company Description:
The Tudor Group of companies is a group of affiliated companies engaged in investment management of client and proprietary assets.  Paul Tudor Jones II formed Tudor Investment Corporation, the first of the Tudor Group companies, in 1980.  The Tudor Group manages assets across fixed income, commodities, currencies, public and private equities, and related derivative instruments.  The investment strategies of the Tudor Group include, among others, discretionary global macro, quantitative global macro, quantitative equity market-neutral, and equity long-short.

Tudor offers summer internships to exceptional undergraduate, graduate and PhD students who are interested in applying their unique skills and backgrounds to the financial markets. Internship opportunities are available across our Revenue and Infrastructure departments (including Macro Trading, Flow of Funds, Software Development, Operations, Corporate Financial Reporting). The internship role availability also spans across the firm’s global offices. There is a minimum commitment of 10 weeks during summer. 

Program Highlights

Tudor’s internship program is structured to provide interns with both a practical hands-on learning experience and exposure to the various functions within a diverse, global macro strategy alternative investment firm. As a Tudor summer intern, you will have a unique opportunity to work at an intersection of investment management, quantitative analysis, and technology, and will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, gaining first-hand knowledge of how a world-class alternative asset management firm operates. You will have the ability to build upon your technical skills and industry knowledge while gaining exposure to the firms’ senior business leaders. You will learn about the firms’ history, structure, culture, and core values; receive instruction from experienced members of the financial services community and attend social and networking events with peers and Tudor professionals.  

 Education and Skill Requirements:

• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD candidate with desire to work in the financial industry – Technical and quantitative majors/areas of focus are highly preferred for the select Revenue roles.
• Prior to the start of your summer internship at Tudor, you must have completed at least two (2) years of undergraduate studies
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (most specifically, Excel)
• Strong problem solving and quantitative skills
• High degree of intellectual curiosity
• Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to focus in a dynamic environment
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload
• Hard-working, diligent, and eager to learn in an intellectual and collaborative environment
• Strong intuition and an ability to quickly learn new concepts in a fast-paced environment
• Personal accountability and strong work ethic
• Technical proficiency in one of more of the following programming languages (C++, Python, R, Java, MATLAB) are highly preferred for the select Revenue roles. 

Salary (for internships based in the U.S.):

Compensation for interns at Tudor has typically ranged from $35 to $55 per hour, with the actual salary dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s education level, work experience and credentials, and/or skill level, geographic location, and other market conditions.