Junior Quantitative Risk Analyst
Akuna CapitalAbout the Role
Join Akuna Capital's growing Risk Department as a Junior Quantitative Risk Analyst. In this role, you will work on new development projects at the intersection of trading, options theory, and automation, measuring and controlling market and execution risks. You will collaborate with a small Risk team, Developers, and Analysts to build efficient protections around Akuna's trading operations, improve risk infrastructure, and develop new ways to quantify risk and performance measures using market and historical data.
- Work as part of a small Risk team alongside Developers and Analysts to build efficient and smart protections around Akuna's trading
- Collaborate with Developers to improve risk infrastructure, implementing risk measures and automated reporting
- Work directly inside Akuna's highly abstract and automated computational framework
- Develop new ways to quantify risk and performance measures, working with market and historical data
- Assist in the setting, testing and monitoring of internal, exchange and third-party trading system and positional limits
Requirements
- Finance experience or some knowledge of options theory
- Programming experience (e.g., Python)
- Numerical problem-solving and programming skills
- Independent thinker, motivated with great attention to detail
- A degree in a quantitative field, or evidence of mathematical and quantitative skill
- The ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions, including the ability to quickly and accurately respond and/or solve math and coding problems are essential functions of the role
What You'll Get
- $90k+ base salary
- Comprehensive benefits package that may encompass employer-paid medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, paid time off, and other benefits