Pricing Direct Evaluator - Analyst

Are you looking for balanced mixture of responsibilities, including market watch, real-time pricing, model research and software development? If yes, this role is for you!

As a Pricing Direct Evaluator - Analyst/Associate in the EM Fixed Income team, you will join a revenue-generating team that provides independent pricing and analytics for over 3 million fixed income and derivative instruments, utilizing real time market intelligence from buy side and sell side market participants.

Job responsibilities


* Generate daily valuations of EM fixed income securities for multiple market closes, entailing start-to-end responsibilities.

This includes market data collection and analysis, price generation, quality control, and dealing with the client queries


* Develop and maintains sophisticated statistical and machine-learning models, aiming at improving pricing and quality control processes


* Develop cutting-edge methodologies, pricing models and infrastructure to increase accuracy and speed of valuations


* Communicate with trading desks, market participants and research to enhance market knowledge and understanding of the instrument pricing


* Address all client concerns daily with emphasis on providing first-class service and quality, whether it is via emails, calls or in-person meetings


* Examine and develops new areas of product growth with a focus on autonomously exploring new ideas

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Strong skills in Python and Excel VBA, and high aptitude for learning new technologies


* Firm understanding of the principles of fixed income and data science


* Ability to collect and analyze large amounts of market information, extract its essence, and incorporate the findings into valuation matrix and incorporate it into pricing models


* Strong Knowledge in Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Numerical Methods and Stochastic Calculus


* Clear, logical thinker with strong quantitative abilities


* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment of real-time market pressures, remaining focused on client needs

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Strong knowledge of quantitative finance; experience in Fixed income products (Corporate bonds, Money Markets, Private placements etc.)


* Interest in Emerging Markets and Macroeconomics


* Good communication skills, both oral and written


* Exceptional Python coding skills, especially when working with large financial datasets.

Additional experience working with C++ would be beneficial.

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