You need to be pursuing a degree in a quantitative field, have programming skills in languages like Python or C++, possess strong analytical abilities, and show interest in financial markets.

You will pre-process large data sets, cleaning and normalizing data, and identify features for predictive modeling of market dynamics.

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London

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Job Description This is an opportunity for students and researchers of advanced data modeling and statistical learning methods to apply these techniques to market prediction and systematic trading. Job Responsibilities * Pre-process (validate, clean, normalize, reduce dimension) very large data sets for model estimation and event studies * Identify features and relationships useful for the predictive modeling of market dynamics Desirable Candidates * Undergraduate, MS, or PhD candidates in finance, computer science, mathematics, physics, or other quantitative discipline * Programming in any of the following: C++, Java, C#, MATLAB, R, Python, or Perl * Strong analytical and quantitative skills * Demonstrated interest in financial markets and systematic trading * Clear, concise, and proactive communicator * Detail-oriented * Willing to take ownership of his/her work, working both independently and within a small team

Job DescriptionThis is an opportunity for students and researchers of advanced data modeling and statistical learning methods to apply these techniques to market prediction and systematic trading.Job Responsibilities * Pre-process (validate, clean, normalize, reduce dimension) very large data sets for model estimation and event studies * Identify features and relationships useful for the predictive modeling of market dynamics      Desirable Candidates * Undergraduate, MS, or PhD candidates in finance, computer science, mathematics, physics, or other quantitative discipline * Programming in any of the following: C++, Java, C#, MATLAB, R, Python, or Perl * Strong analytical and quantitative skills * Demonstrated interest in financial markets and systematic trading * Clear, concise, and proactive communicator * Detail-oriented * Willing to take ownership of his/her work, working both independently and within a small team

Quantitative Researcher - Intern - Point72

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Quantitative Researcher - Intern

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