Southern Ridges Capital is an investment firm managing fixed income, currency assets and derivatives by employing discretionary macro and relative value investment strategies. We are a growing firm with a strong culture of collaboration and partnership. We strive to create a conducive environment for all professionals to succeed in their area of work. Southern Ridges operates out of 2 offices - Singapore and New York with headquarter in Singapore.

Research Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Ideate, build & help in the development of the economics platform
• Develop robust market trading, risk analytics and stress testing frameworks/models
• Analyse Big Data/historical price action to assist in the development of trading modules
• Help buildout internal platform that curates analytics developments in a consumable format

Requirements:

Technical Skills

• Master's degree with a major in Financial Engineering from a reputable university
• 1-3 years of working experience in related field
• Passion for and familiarity with financial markets
• Proficiency in using macroeconomic toolkits like Haver, CEIC, Macrobond, Bloomberg
• Familiarity with statistical and econometric concepts
• Basic understanding of options and derivatives
• Programming/coding skills in VBA, C/C#, SQL, MATLAB/R, Python, Javascript will be an asset

Soft Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Self-motivated, an eye for detail and strong critical thinking skills
• A 'team player' & 'can-do' attitude that makes you wanted in every team
• Integrity & Honesty