Quantitative Trading & Research, eTrading, Associate Vice President

About the role

Quantitative Trading & Research (QTR) eTrading team at J.P. Morgan focuses on market microstructure research and analytics for equities electronic trading. The role develops mathematical models for algorithmic execution strategies, designs limit order placement models, builds quantitative tools to analyze order flow, and conducts microstructure research. Mumbai, India, on-site, Full-time.

What you’ll do

• Develop mathematical models for algorithmic execution strategies for single stocks and portfolios
• Design state‑of‑the‑art models for limit order placement and order routing
• Create quantitative tools to analyze order flow and improve execution performance
• Conduct market microstructure research and author white papers
• Partner with sales, marketing, product and technology teams globally
• Participate in on‑the‑job training and internal classroom sessions

What you’ll bring

• 10+ years quantitative research experience
• Python or C++ programming in substantial projects
• Experience with high‑frequency/big data and statistical or machine learning models
• Pre/post‑trade analytics and market microstructure research
• Short‑term price prediction, alpha and portfolio optimization
• Familiarity with kdb/q programming
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Skills

Benefits

• On‑the‑job training
• Intensive internal classroom training
• Access to online courses