Sr. Analyst Quantitative Analysis

Sr. Analyst - Quantitative Analysis w/ Nasdaq, Inc. (New York, NY). Support the Global Index Groups product management and research function through the creation of unique content related to the Nasdaq Index business. Support Index Product Development with knowledge of index methodologies and the ability to create and model index back-tests for review of potential products. Take responsibility for designing new indexes that will serve as benchmarks for financial products, including exchange traded funds (ETFs). Create indexes for use in benchmarking and third-party product development across multiple asset classes, with a primary emphasis on equities, addressing both client-driven requests and original ideas. Prepare and present standard and customized research reports including index back-tests, comparative index and product performance analyses, fact sheets, and other presentations. Analyze and interpret a wide range of financial and statistical data from a variety of vendor and internal databases for projects and presentations to ETF issuers, institutional and retail investors. Work with Global Sales on client initiation, development, and ongoing support of benchmarking and product licensing businesses through generation of original products and support of existing indexes. Contribute to overall Global Index Group development effort with analysis of industry trends and an understanding of complex financial markets to generate leading edge research in support of both new and existing indexes. Support operational areas within the Global Index Group including creation of index methodologies, index administration, technical specification documents, marketing material, and data management. Conduct advanced analytical modeling that requires complex data extractions using various databases and spreadsheet programs. Execute analytical studies for senior management on business trends, competitors, internal results, and economic trends. Provide support throughout the entire index product life cycle, including presenting new index concepts to clients, managing the launch and implementation of new indexes, and developing research materials to inform stakeholders about newly introduced indexes. Prepare write-ups on index ideation and research content and share them with the broader team. This position requires a minimum of three days per week working onsite in the office. Position requires a Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or a related quantitative field and 1 year of experience as an Index Analyst or Management Analyst or in a similar role, working with benchmarking, indexes, and derivatives in financial markets. Experience must include: Portfolio construction, index creation, portfolio risk & return, and ETF investing; Calculating and interpreting standard index performance and risk metrics, including tracking error, information ratio, maximum drawdown, and factor exposures, for the purpose of evaluating index strategy viability; Financial data using FactSet, Bloomberg, or Reuters, and using such data to evaluate securities in an index backtest; Working with large datasets and demonstrating proficiency in comprehensive data manipulation, preprocessing, and ELT using Python or R packages including pandas and dplyr; Python, R, SQL, and Tableau to handle ad hoc tasks and extract insights from various complex datasets. Salary range: $132,193-$163,000.Resumes to [email protected], Ref. code: SAQANY4695