RTI Researcher (US Timezone)
United States
Full time
Office
Compensation is not specified
Role
Data Analyst
Description
Our client is currently looking for researchers to join the real-time information flows team. They are focusing on discovering untapped opportunities in the cryptocurrency markets that react to market-moving news in real time.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with traders and researchers to pinpoint potential trading chances driven by news.
- Keep core themes updated by effectively sharing pertinent information.
- Maintain a comprehensive calendar of significant events.
- Identify primary sources of breaking news across all monitored themes.
- Collaborate with developers to enhance the integration of key sources of news.
- Monitor content streams in real time and notify traders and researchers of potential trading opportunities.
- Develop automated alerts with high precision and recall for selected themes. Modify, enable/disable, and update alerts based on evolving market conditions.
- Continuously review alerts to ensure their relevance, robustness, and reliability.
- Lead the product development of the real-time event monitoring and alerting system.
- Conduct QA/UAT to test all alert releases and products to ensure they meet the high quality standards of the firm.
Requirements
Experience & Knowledge:
- Previous experience in trading firms, hedge funds, market intelligence, or financial news organizations, demonstrating the ability to derive alpha from news.
- Profound understanding of real-time information flows and their influence on price formation.
- Knowledge of news dissemination, monitoring high-impact sources, individuals, and topics in real time.
- Familiarity with precision/recall scoring techniques for optimizing alert systems.
Technical & Analytical Skills:
- Proficiency in using social media aggregation platforms like X Pro (TweetDeck).
- Experience working with unstructured data and text analytics.
- Knowledge of market data, financial data charting, and analytics.
- Proficient in scripting and querying languages such as Python, Rust, and SQL.
Operational & Communication Skills:
- Exceptional attention to detail to manage various market themes simultaneously.
- Ability to make quick, well-informed decisions in high-pressure scenarios, including analyzing and responding to critical market-moving events accurately.
- Excellent communication skills to convey key insights and discoveries effectively to traders and researchers.
Skills Required
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Location
United States
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