Quantitative Strategist – Equities & Market Structure, APAC

Job Purpose:

BTIG seeks a senior, desk-embedded quantitative strategist to work across trading, sales, and corporate broking in APAC equities. You will sit directly alongside traders, salespeople, and corporate brokers — turning data into better decisions, better client conversations, and better outcomes. 

The successful candidate will build live desk tools and produce market insights, supporting client-facing and corporate broking activities. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain desk tools supporting execution analytics, factor models, options pricing, and risk overlays
• Analyze market structure, venue behavior, and order flow to generate actionable execution insight
• Produce desk commentary and client notes on market structure, execution trends, and live market events
• Support Sales Traders with portfolio analytics, execution analysis, and hedging frameworks
• Support corporate broking with quantitative analysis on shareholder dynamics, capital markets positioning, and valuation context
• Work with trading and technology to assess algo performance, routing logic, and execution outcomes

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Significant experience in equities market microstructure, execution analytics, TCA, factor modelling, or derivatives pricing
• Strong quantitative background in finance, mathematics, engineering, computer science, or a related field
• Python (required); SQL and data visualization tools (preferred)
• Strong understanding of APAC markets structure including lit venues, dark liquidity, and institutional execution workflows
• Proven ability to translate quantitative work into concise, commercially relevant client content
• Experience working on or alongside a trading desk strongly preferred
• Multi-tasker, with a focus on effective prioritization and able to work under pressure
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

Important Notes:

• Must be authorized to work in Australia, Hong Kong, or Singapore
• Resumes must be included with your application in order to be considered
• No phone calls please, you will be contacted within two weeks if your application is successful

About BTIG:

BTIG is a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services. With an extensive global footprint and more than 700 employees, BTIG, LLC and its affiliates operate out of 20 cities throughout the U.S., and in Europe, Asia and Australia. BTIG offers execution, expertise and insights for equities, equity derivatives, ETFs and fixed income, currency and commodities. The firm’s core capabilities include global execution, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

BTIG will provide you with a global institutional platform with an entrepreneurial, high-autonomy culture, and an opportunity to build differentiated quantitative and market structure capability in APAC.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. BTIG is an equal opportunity employer Minorities/Females/People with Disabilities/Protected Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

 
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