IED - Derivates Strat - Associate / VP

Morgan Stanley's Equities Division is seeking a Strategist / Quantitative Analyst to join its Flow Optimization team in London, focusing on the analysis of trading activity, hedging optimization, and pricing and risk management models supporting decision making across equity derivatives markets.

Strats are integral contributors to the firm's revenue generating activities, working in close collaboration with traders, sales, and technology teams within the Sales & Trading Division. They play a key role in enhancing trading efficiency, improving analytical frameworks, and supporting data driven decision making across a broad range of products and market conditions.

What will you be doing?

• Analyze trading activity and client flow data to identify patterns, opportunities, and areas for optimization across the business.
• Develop quantitative models and analytical frameworks to support pricing, execution, and risk management processes.
• Conduct statistical analysis and backtesting of trading and hedging strategies under varying market conditions.
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines, monitoring tools, and research infrastructure used by trading and strategist teams.
• Partner closely with traders, sales, and technology teams to improve workflows, enhance decision making, and support strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to the continuous enhancement of analytical methodologies and automation capabilities within the team.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Relevant experience (3 years minimum) in a quantitative, trading, data science, or analytical role within financial services.
• Strong analytical and quantitative problem solving skills, with experience working on large and complex datasets.
• Solid understanding of financial markets and trading environments.
• Experience with statistical modelling, data analysis, and research methodologies.
• Strong programming skills in Python; experience with data engineering or distributed computing frameworks is a plus.
• Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate across trading, technology, and business teams.
• Self motivated individual with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients - helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that's differentiated - and we've done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make everyday to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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