Associate – Core Equities Quant - APAC

Department Profile

From global institutions to hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley for sales, trading, and market-making services in almost every type of financial instrument in all the world’s financial markets. Morgan Stanley professionals use our network and technology to provide liquidity and sophisticated analysis, to manage risk and execute reliably in the fast-changing markets.

Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a world leader in the origination, distribution and trading of equity, equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. Our broad and deep client relationships, market-leading platform and intellectual insights enable us to be a world-class service provider to our clients for their financing, market access and portfolio management needs.

Global Markets Group is the offshoring arm of Morgan Stanley’s Sales & Trading businesses in India. It covers functions across IED ranging from those associated with sales, trading, analytics, strats to risk management.

Primary Responsibilities

CORE Facilitation desk makes markets on Cash equity for Asia Pacific region. Desks mandate is to provide liquidity to facilitate our clients and risk manage the inventory. Desk uses quantitative analysis for its decision-making process. This is a challenging role and offers exposure to an interesting, dynamic product group and work environment to build your career in.

Responsibilities for this role would involve:

• Back-testing relative value strategies
• Filtering/identifying special situations, events like mergers etc.
• Maintaining life to date performance of strategies
• Regular communication with team members in Asia Pacific region

Skills required (essential)

• Degree with a quantitative discipline (BE, BTech in Computer Science, MS in Maths/Statistics/ FE) from Tier 1 & 2 institutes.
• Any progress towards CFA would be preferred.
• 1-2 years of relevant working experience in a Quant role using Python (mandatory) and/ or Java, C++
• Familiarity with databases, and the ability to manipulate/analyze data confidently
• Must be able to flexibly respond to changes in priorities, be able to communicate results to a less-technical audience, work well in a team and be comfortable in a front office environment.
• Drive and desire to work in an intense team-oriented environment.