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Quantitative Research

Location: United States
Experience Type: Virtual Experience Courses
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Discover quantitative research at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Welcome to our program! 

We are so excited to have you here. Quantitative Research (QR) is an expert quantitative modeling group at JPMorgan Chase, as well as a leader in financial engineering, data analytics, and portfolio management. 

As a global team, QR partners with traders, marketers, and risk managers across all products and regions and contributes to sales and client interaction, product innovation, valuation, risk management, inventory and portfolio optimization, electronic trading and market making, and appropriate financial risk controls. 

During this program, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a JPMorgan Chase team member and complete tasks that replicate the work that our QR team does every day. You’ll learn key skills in data analysis, programming, and financial mathematics. We hope this program provides a great resource for you to upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at JPMorgan Chase Quantitative Research!

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 6-7 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • Investigate and analyze price data
    Learn about commodities markets and demonstrate data analysis skills

    • Programming
    • Data Analysis
    • Python Programming
  • Price a commodity storage contract
    Demonstrate understanding of financial markets and derivatives pricing

    • Financial Derivatives
    • Programming
    • Critical Thinking
  • Credit risk analysis
    Analyze a book of loans to estimate a customer’s probability of default

    • Data Analysis
    • Statistics
    • Credit Analysis
  • Bucket FICO scores
    Use dynamic programming to convert FICO scores into categorical data to predict defaults

    • Data Analysis
    • Algorithm Development
    • Statistics
  • Finish Line

Experience Information

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J.P. Morgan
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Phone
864-597-4794
Email
careercenter@wofford.edu
Address

Career Center in the Mungo Exchange
Michael S. Brown Village Center
160 Evins Street

Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663

Career Service Hours

M Monday 8:30am - 5:00pm
T Tuesday 8:30am - 5:00pm
W Wednesday 8:30am - 5:00pm
TH Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pm
F Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

Students can study and print in our space when events aren't in session and drop in during ambassador hours—no appointment needed.

Meet the Team

Cecil Elikem Asimenu
Career Development Specialist
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Sarah Butler
Launch Program Manager
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Astrid Haynie
External Relations Fellow
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Laura Love
Director of External Relations
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Curt McPhail
Executive Director
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Jenn Sainovski
Internship & Information Manager
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Tasha Smith-Tyus
Senior Director
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Godwins Tuyishime
Data & Information Fellow
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