Financial Engineer (IL) in Chicago, IL
$100KKey skills required: Quant, Financial Derivatives, C , Matlab Develop and implement trading strategies. Projects may include: Doing research in academic literature, creating financial models, developing a new futures trading strategy, implementing analytical or trade execution software, or optimizing and programming an existing trading idea. Also, confront practical situations untouched by academics and be able to solve these unique problems quickly and accurately. As traders rely on the work done by financial engineers, such work must always be robust (both practically and mathematically) and properly account for risk. Qualifications:Strong analytical background.Sound quantitative skills.Ability to think creatively about unique problems.Have the desire and the ability to quickly translate ideas into useful tools and strategies.An intuitive understanding of financial derivatives, as well as some practical programming exposure.Confidence without arrogance.Excellent communications skills.Experience in the energy industry as a financial engineer is helpful, but not necessary.Masters or Phd degree from a top-tier university in the U.S. (Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Financial Engineering, Engineering or similar discipline). To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here