point72
Quantitative Researcher - Macro
At a Glance
- Location
- New York, United States
- Compensation
- salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000 (USD) , which does not includ
- Posted
- 2026-03-10T16:56:32-04:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Construction
- Education
- Energy
- Engineering
Benefits & Perks
compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to
Responsibilities
Develop systematic trading models across FX, commodities, fixed income, and equity markets
Alpha idea generation, backtesting, and implementation
Assist in building, maintenance, and continual improvement of production and trading environments
Evaluate new datasets for alpha potential
Execution monitoring
Be a core contributor to growing the investment process and research infrastructure of the team
Team
Desirable Candidates
Masters or PhD in mathematics, statistics, physics or other quantitative discipline. PhD in statistics or machine learning is a plus
Experience in quantitative trading, ideally in FX or futures
Experience with alpha research, portfolio construction and optimization
Experience building statistical/technical, fundamental, and data driven signals
Experience synthesizing predictive signals for both cross-sectional and time-series models
About the Company
Cubist Systematic Strategies, an affiliate of Point72, deploys systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by our unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources.