Systematic Equity Arbitrage Trader / Quant PM Hedge Fund London

Octavius Finance, a specialist quantitative and systematic recruitment firm, is currently working exclusively with a London-based systematic hedge fund seeking to hire a Quantitative Trader / Portfolio Manager to build and manage a systematic equity arbitrage strategy.

The fund currently runs established systematic global macro and equity market neutral strategies and is now looking to expand into the systematic event-driven and equity arbitrage space.

This is a genuine opportunity to join a collaborative boutique hedge fund environment managing over $2bn AUM, with existing infrastructure, execution systems and data architecture already fully in place. The successful individual will therefore be able to focus on research, signal development, portfolio construction and strategy implementation rather than operational buildout.

The team is specifically interested in candidates with experience across systematic equity arbitrage strategies including:

• Merger Arbitrage

• Corporate Event Arbitrage

• Event / Index Arbitrage

• Special Situations

• Equity Relative Value linked to corporate actions and events

The ideal candidate will:

• Have strong quantitative and systematic trading experience

• Possess deep understanding of event-driven equity trading

• Have experience researching or managing systematic equity arbitrage strategies

• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and intuition around corporate events

• Be comfortable leveraging existing infrastructure, execution and data capabilities

• Have strong Python or quantitative programming experience

• Be able to demonstrate either live track record experience or substantial proprietary research / backtesting work

This role would suit either an established PM / Trader or a highly capable Quant Researcher looking to transition into a more strategy ownership-focused role.

Unlike a traditional multi-manager pod setup, this fund offers a stable and collaborative environment with genuine long-term growth potential and the ability to have meaningful impact within the business.

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