How do they match: Financial Quantitative Analysts

  • Research Analyst
  • Quantitative Research Analyst
  • Quantitative Researcher

  • Develop quantitative techniques to inform securities investing, equities investing, pricing, or valuation of financial instruments. Develop mathematical or statistical models for risk management, asset optimization, pricing, or relative value analysis.

  • Research new financial products or analytics to determine their usefulness.
  • Research or develop analytical tools to address issues such as portfolio construction or optimization, performance measurement, attribution, profit and loss measurement, or pricing models.
  • Collaborate with product development teams to research, model, validate, or implement quantitative structured solutions for new or expanded markets.
  • Confer with other financial engineers or analysts on trading strategies, market dynamics, or trading system performance to inform development of quantitative techniques.
  • Produce written summary reports of financial research results.
  • Provide application or analytical support to researchers or traders on issues such as valuations or data.

  • Develop business or financial information systems.