Crypto Researcher (US Timezone) - Remote Job at Ashford Benjamin, Santa Ana, CA

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  • Ashford Benjamin
  • Santa Ana, CA

Job Description

Our client, a rapidly growing crypto hedge fund and proprietary trading firm with consistent 200%+ annualized returns generated with a 4+ Sharpe ratio, are seeking researchers for their real-time information flows team. This role aims to capitalize on the opportunity to react to market-moving events.

  • Experience : Background in extracting alpha from market-moving events.
  • Insight : Familiarity with valuable sources, individuals, and topics to track.

Responsibilities

  1. Brainstorming and Creating Alerts :
  • Source Identification : Constantly brainstorm additional sources for our real-time information (RTI) system.
  • Alert Optimization : Optimize alerts based on precision/recall scores.
  • Event Calendar Maintenance : Maintain a detailed calendar of material events.
  1. Monitoring and Quality Assurance :
  • Alert Management : Enable, disable, and update alerts as market conditions change.
  • Review Process : Review alerts to ensure they remain relevant and resilient.
  • Event Analysis : Analyze and alert the firm to market-moving events.
  1. Working with Technical Team :
  • Product Development : Direct product development of our real-time event detection and alerting system.
  • QA/UAT Testing : Conduct QA/UAT and test all alerts and products to meet trading and research needs.

Requirements

Experience & Knowledge :

  • Industry Background : Prior experience in trading firms, hedge funds, market intelligence, or financial news organizations.
  • Market Understanding : Deep understanding of real-time information flows and market dynamics.
  • Source Tracking : Familiarity with tracking high-impact sources and topics.
  • Scoring Knowledge : Knowledge of precision/recall scoring methods for alert optimization.

Technical & Analytical Skills :

  • Source Integration : Ability to identify and integrate new news sources into our RTI system.
  • Analytical Refinement : Strong analytical skills to refine alerts based on market conditions.
  • Tool Experience : Experience with alerting and monitoring tools, including setup and troubleshooting.
  • Collaboration Skills : Collaboration with technical teams on product development.

Operational & Communication Skills :

  • Detail Orientation : High attention to detail for maintaining an accurate tabulation of market events.
  • Decision Making : Ability to make quick decisions in high-pressure situations.
  • Communication Excellence : Excellent communication skills to convey insights to traders and researchers.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Scripting Proficiency : Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, SQL) for data analysis and automation.
  • Network Familiarity : Strong network within the ecosystem and familiarity with key influencers and information channels.

Get in touch with Sarah – sarah.fan@ashford-benjamin.com / +852 2315 9512

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