HSBC Hiring for eRisk Quant Analyst – Global Market Front Office at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

Full Job Description
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Role Purpose

FX eRisk Team in Bangalore is part of the GFX Cash Business majorly focusing on FX and commodity electronic trading franchise. The team is part of GFX, Commodity and EM rates global vertical.

We have positioned ourselves into solving business problems from various areas of Business across

1. Quantitative Research

2. Quantitative Analytics

3. Quantitative Development & Enhancements of Python Platform, and

4. Business Intelligence Reporting & MI.

We being part of eRisk have also been collaborating with the GFX Voice business in order to deliver various Quantitative Analytics & Business Intelligence reports to trading & top level management within GFX Business. We are looking forward to expand our work and capabilities towards EM Rates Business.

We as a team are diversified with variety of skills and knowledge, and we are looking forward for an individual passionate about Data Mining, Data Analytics and Business Intelligence using Python & KDB, making user friendly dashboards etc. We as a team offer immense opportunity for learning in areas specific to Quant Research, Electronic Trading (Pricing, Execution & Risk Management), Python & Q/KDB, application of machine learning etc.

The Opportunity:
The specific role is to have the individual work on Spot/NDF/STIRS & EM Rates Pricing Analytics and Quantitative Research. This would focus on working on Pricing & Signals for the products along with quantitative analytics development to support research and trading. Work closely with the London Quants & trading desk in ideating pricing, analytics & risk management opportunities.

What you’ll do:
Quantitative support in the development of Analytics & Business Intelligence for Global eFX using tick by tick data. Maintain process related to testing of analytics & accuracy of the data used.
Quantitative Dev support in platform specific improvement and maintenance. Python & KDB
Requirements

What you will need to succeed in the role:
Ideally bachelor’s in engineering / Data Science.
Knowledge of statistical learning and data-mining techniques.
Exposure to Machine Learning concepts and its application on Time Series data.
Desired knowledge of script programming languages (Python)
Desired knowledge of database query languages (Q/KDB, SQL)
Aptitude to learn business and new languages, if desired by the role
Desired knowledge and understanding of technology related to an electronic trading business.
Desired knowledge and understanding of FX and Fixed income products.

What additional skills will be good to have?

Exposure to Web Development using Python
Exposure to Javascript & CSS.

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