Quantitative Strategist Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the quantitative strategist position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for general knowledge of asset and liability balance sheet management and dynamics, data sourcing, risk metrics and valuations.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Asset class expertise, particularly in Interest Rates or Commodities
• Extensive C++ and experience programming multithreaded applications
• Knowledgeable in Unix/Linux tools and programming environment
• TCP/IP and network programming
• Exposure to sockets/networking programming
• Competency in high level programming languages such as C++, Numerix, MatLab and other asset modeling platforms
• Experience with providing project management support for large data analytics and data quality management projects, including providing planning, scheduling, and deployment support
• Experience with working in a Big Data environment and addressing data operations and quality issues therein

I would like to submit my application for the quantitative strategist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for priority to the data ingestion team on the new data sources that need to be ingested to the data lake.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience of working within a front office starts / quant team
• Knowledge of Numerical Analysis
• Proven knowledge and experience with China onshore institutional investors and/or fund distributors
• Proven marketing and client interacting skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Mandarin General understanding of statistical concepts and quant investment preferred
• Strong academic background in a scientific discipline - Computer Science, Machine Learning, Financial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics
• Foundation of applied statistical techniques
• Full Stack Developer with hands-on experience with modern webstack technologies, such as but not limited to NodeJS, React, AngularJS, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS

In response to your job posting for quantitative strategist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for quantitative analytics by performing hands-on analysis on a large quantity of complicated data from many sources with significant variability to discover business logic, trends and performance.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledge of global capital markets, basic financial risk and economic concepts, including Value at Risk (VaR), Capital Adequacy, and systemic and counterparty Risks
• Knowledge of global capital markets and regulation governing the futures and swaps market, including The Commodity Exchange Act and the Dodd-Frank Act
• Experience with multiple fundamental factor models, including macroeconomic factor models, cross-sectional fundamental factor models, and time-series fundamental factor models
• Knowledge of common investment and hedging strategies, activities, and instruments, including credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, and foreign exchange swaps
• Knowledge of relational database concepts, data mining , data warehouses, decision support tools, and programming languages including SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), MicroStrategy, SAS, SAS JMP, MatLab, R, Excel, SharePoint, SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence Platform, Markit, STATA
• Knowledge of credit risk analysis, risk management hedging and investment strategies, data science, statistics, or data analytics
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Financial Advisor (CFA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), Certified Computer Examiner (CCE), Scrum Master, Agile -Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification
• Self-sufficiency in a programming environment such as Matlab, SAS and Excel VBA

Please consider me for the quantitative strategist opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for guidance to Investment Professionals on incorporating emerging asset classes in client investment portfolios.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Work experience in the financial industry, especially in portfolio analysis using Bloomberg PORT, Axioma, or Barra factor models
• Experience with convex optimization problems, such as linear programming, quadratic programming, and generalized least squares
• Strong academic background in a relevant field - Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics
• Strong applied programming skills
• Enthusiastic, proactive and driven individuali
• Knowledge of infrastructure architecture/design, release procedures
• Programming experience in any of Python, Perl, Excel/VBA, C++, R, MatLab
• Strong knowledge of equity derivatives

I would like to submit my application for the quantitative strategist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for everyday technical support on the models and analytics framework for quantitative investment strategies businesses and related functions.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Hands-on experience using modern data science toolkits in Python, such as Scikit-Learn, NLTK, Gensim, TensorFlow
• Strong programming background in object oriented languages and/or functional languages
• Interest in learning about the underpinnings of capital markets
• Quick learner that can thrive in a fast paced entrepreneurial environment
• Experience and passion for working with clients directly
• Knowledge of financial markets / products (Commodities)
• Passion for developing a RESTful microservices architecture and delivering solutions directly to clients via web services
• Knowledge of strategy backtesting and creation