Quantitative Trading Specialist
$134k/y-$180k/y
MFS Investment Management3 days ago
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Summary
MFS Investment Management is seeking a Quantitative Trading Specialist to join their team in Boston, MA. The role involves assessing trade execution quality and providing actionable insights to improve trading outcomes.
About the Role
As a Quantitative Trading Specialist, you will conduct execution research and analysis across asset classes, develop quantitative analyses and tools, provide reporting and data visualization, and collaborate with various participants in the trading cycle to enhance execution outcomes. You will also manage vendor relationships and participate in the firm's assessment of Best Execution.
About You
Required:
- Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as finance with experience in software engineering, statistics, or data science.
- Minimum of three to five years of trading, transaction cost analysis or related experience.
- Thorough understanding of quantitative financial and statistical concepts.
- Experience with Python, KDB/Q or other programming languages focused on high volume data.
- Experience working with large data sets, structured and unstructured.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Preferred:
- Experience with data visualization and concepts around display of data.
- Equity and fixed income quantitative background, market structure knowledge, plus experience with trading processes and/or transaction cost analysis (TCA).
- Ability to work independently and proactively generate project ideas.
- Some international travel.
Benefits
- Base salary range of $134k–$180k.
- Competitive incentive bonus.
- MFS contributes 15% of your base salary to your retirement account.
- Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum.
- Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually.
- Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves.
- Choice of medical and dental plans with employer contribution into the Health Savings Account.
- Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts.
- Wellness Programs including fitness benefits and mental health support.
MFS Investment Management
In 1924, MFS launched the US’ first open-end mutual fund. One hundred years later, as a full-service global investment manager serving financial advisors, intermediaries and institutional clients, we celebrate a century of active management. Our time-tested investing approach combines collective expertise, long-term discipline and thoughtful risk management to uncover what we believe are the best investment opportunities in the market. Learn more about our Social Media Terms of Use here: (paste link into browser) www.mfs.com/Literms For current career opportunities visit www.mfs.com/careers MFS Investment Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Boston, MA