Quantitative Execution Researcher

Job description

Why Stifel Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success . What You'll Be Doing: The Quantitative Execution Researcher works closely with the Electronic Trading team in the initiation and development of equity trading algorithms, transaction cost models, and order routing strategies. This position is heavily involved with the quant research idea generation process and initiates research into trading signals and model factors. The Researcher will then work closely with the head of product to determine which research and results are suitable for further analysis or deployment into Stifel trading algorithms. What We're Looking For: - Apply computational, mathematical, and statistical techniques in support of equity execution algorithm development, transaction cost modeling, and performance analysis. - Originate quantitative models and analytical tools to address issues such as short-term volume/price forecasting, sentiment...