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Financial Quantitative Analysts

Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

Provide application or analytical support to researchers or traders on issues such as valuations or data.
Collaborate in the development or testing of new analytical software to ensure compliance with user requirements, specifications, or scope.
Research new financial products or analytics to determine their usefulness.
Maintain or modify all financial analytic models in use.
Produce written summary reports of financial research results.
Interpret results of financial analysis procedures.
Develop core analytical capabilities or model libraries, using advanced statistical, quantitative, or econometric techniques.
Define or recommend model specifications or data collection methods.
Consult traders or other financial industry personnel to determine the need for new or improved analytical applications.
Confer with other financial engineers or analysts on trading strategies, market dynamics, or trading system performance to inform development of quantitative techniques.
Research or develop analytical tools to address issues such as portfolio construction or optimization, performance measurement, attribution, profit and loss measurement, or pricing models.
Devise or apply independent models or tools to help verify results of analytical systems.
Apply mathematical or statistical techniques to address practical issues in finance, such as derivative valuation, securities trading, risk management, or financial market regulation.

Supplemental Tasks Include:

Prepare requirements documentation for use by software developers.
Identify, track, or maintain metrics for trading system operations.
Collaborate with product development teams to research, model, validate, or implement quantitative structured solutions for new or expanded markets.
Analyze pricing or risks of carbon trading products.
Assess the potential impact of climate change on business financial issues, such as damage repairs, insurance costs, or potential disruptions of daily activities.
Develop methods of assessing or measuring corporate performance in terms of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.
Develop solutions to help clients hedge carbon exposure or risk.
Develop tools to assess green technologies or green financial products, such as green hedge funds or social responsibility investment funds.

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