Systematic Macro Researcher – Options & Futures ( NYC) - Eka Finance

We are expanding a systematic macro pod in New York and are seeking a Systematic Macro Researcher to help build and scale option-based strategies across commodity futures and global equity index futures .

This role is for a researcher with experience at a top buy-side platform who is comfortable owning the full lifecycle of systematic strategies — from research and signal design through production deployment, execution, and live risk management.

Responsibilities
• * Research, develop, and deploy systematic options strategies on commodity futures and equity index futures.
• Design macro- and cross-asset-driven signals grounded in economic intuition and validated using robust statistical techniques.
• Own the end-to-end research-to-production workflow , ensuring strategies are scalable, stable, and production-ready.
• Build and extend a modular, graph-based strategy framework to support clean strategy composition and rapid deployment.
• Contribute to the design and maintenance of execution and order routing infrastructure across multiple internal and external venues.
• Develop and maintain monitoring and analytics dashboards covering portfolio performance, risk, execution quality, and transaction costs.
• Implement and enforce pre-trade risk and compliance checks , ensuring adherence to internal risk limits, exchange rules, and CFTC position constraints .
• Work closely with portfolio managers, traders, and technologists in a pod-style environment with high autonomy and accountability.

Requirements
• * Proven experience researching and trading systematic macro strategies at a top-tier buy-side fund (e.g. multi-manager, systematic macro, or leading CTA).
• Strong background in options on futures and/or equity index derivatives.
• Ability to translate macroeconomic hypotheses into systematic, statistically robust signals .
• Excellent understanding of time-series analysis, statistics, and empirical research methods .
• Hands-on experience with production trading systems , including execution and live monitoring.
• Strong programming skills in Python ; experience with lower-level or performance-critical languages is a plus.
• Familiarity with US futures markets , exchange mechanics, and regulatory requirements (CFTC limits).