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Special situations / quant research / broad mandate

Research roles for people who can find edge.

OFM research roles are for independent thinkers who can turn data, market structure, and trader context into usable decisions.

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TerminalBloomberg Terminal access
Internal DBSubstantial OFM market and research data
IntegrationsAdditional datasets can be added on request
Use what worksTool-agnostic quant research culture
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Research infrastructure Terminal access, internal data, custom integrations, and trader context.

The operating environment

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Special situations

Broad event-driven and capital-structure research

Special situations at OFM are not limited to one product niche. The mandate can include capital-structure dislocations, tenders, rights offerings, restructurings, credit/equity mispricings, options, financing events, and unusual market setups.

  • Capital structure
  • Event-driven setups
  • Credit and equity dislocations
  • Options and volatility
Quant research

Practical research, not tool worship

The stack is whatever gets the job done. Python, SQL, backtesting, statistical testing, machine learning, portfolio construction, dashboards, and manual market judgment are all tools, not identities.

  • Python and SQL
  • Backtesting and validation
  • Signal research
  • Portfolio and risk analytics
Trader proximity

Research works next to market experience

Researchers work closely with experienced traders who can share market knowledge, challenge assumptions, and help turn promising research into something usable.

  • Direct trader feedback
  • Research-to-desk loop
  • Market context
  • Decision-ready outputs

Data and tooling access

Researchers are expected to use the tools that make the work better. The stack is practical, not ideological.

Bloomberg TerminalInternal OFM databaseCustom data integrationsHistorical price dataOptions dataCredit dataSEC and filings workflowsCoding and research tooling

Application

Apply for special situations or quant research

Send a short note with your strongest research examples, markets covered, tools used, and the kind of datasets or trader access that would make you more effective.

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