What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fundamental Analyst position at Jane Street?
About the Position
We are looking for an experienced Fundamental Analyst to help our global team of generalists develop innovative ways to overlay traditional stock analysis onto the firm’s core quantitative strategy. The person will focus on all APAC and some EMEA markets. Our day-to-day work is diverse, and your analysis will help us find new ways to expand our trading opportunities.
Additional responsibilities of this role will include:
- Contributing to team coverage of fundamental events and special situations
- Precisely communicating valuation changes and investment theses to global trading teams in time-sensitive environments
- Developing and evaluating trade ideas that involve fundamental catalysts or valuation insights
- Performing due diligence, including valuation analysis for primary and secondary equity offerings
- Interacting with sell-side sales and research contacts globally
About You
- 2 years of relevant experience analyzing securities (investment banking analyst/associate, equity research associate, buy-side analyst, or similar)
- Undergraduate degree (BS/BA equivalent) required, degree in a quantitative field preferred
- Effective communicator
- Flexible enough to consider intellectually rigorous but nontraditional equity trading strategies
- Familiar with accounting, financial statement analysis, and financial modeling
- Prior experience with VBA and/or SQL is a plus, but not required
- Fluency in English required
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