QDS Asia Strats , Senior Manager , Institutional Equity Division
Core
Provide investment strategies, quantitative models, and bespoke strategies for external clients and the sales desk in the Institutional Equity Division, covering delta one basket and derivatives support.
Role type
Senior Manager, Quantitative and Derivative Strategies (QDS)
Builds
Investment strategies, quantitative models, and bespoke strategies for clients and the sales desk
Domain
Institutional Equity, Derivatives, Quantitative Research
Required skills
Python, KDB, Derivatives Knowledge, Index/Quants Research, Equities/Multi-asset indices analytics, Finance Market understanding, Basket maintenance, Trade lifecycle management, Data extraction
Preferred skills
Writing marketing material/trade ideas, Options behavior understanding, Basic options trading strategies, Equity Derivatives markets flow and structured products
Technologies
Python, KDB, Excel, VBA
Responsibilities
Coordinate with sales to support client flows across vanilla and exotic derivatives; Manage trade lifecycle including amends, cancels, booking breaks, and operational follow-ups; Manage basket maintenance including index/basket rebalance coordination and corporate action impacts; Provide daily analytical support for flow, market, and trend analysis; Maintain tracking and monitoring of thematic/factor/regional baskets; Drive ad-hoc system/workflow projects to improve desk efficiency and automation; Build scalable tools to streamline reporting and analytics.
