Quant Analyst — Agent Skill by Seth Hobson

From the author

Build financial models, backtest trading strategies, and analyze market data. Implements risk metrics, portfolio optimization, and statistical arbitrage. Use PROACTIVELY for quantitative finance, trading algorithms, or risk analysis.

— the description by Seth Hobson

AutoGineer summary

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The quant-analyst skill provides an AI persona specialized in quantitative finance. It assists users in developing trading strategies, performing risk assessments, and conducting statistical analysis on financial data. The skill emphasizes rigorous methodologies, including data validation, out-of-sample testing, and the calculation of risk-adjusted performance metrics to support informed financial decision-making.

What it does

Develops and backtests algorithmic trading strategies
Calculates risk metrics such as VaR, Sharpe ratio, and maximum drawdown
Performs portfolio optimization using models like Markowitz or Black-Litterman
Conducts time series analysis and market data forecasting
Calculates options pricing and Greeks
Generates performance reports and visualizations for financial strategies

When to use it

When designing or testing new algorithmic trading strategies
When evaluating the risk profile of a financial portfolio
When performing statistical arbitrage or pairs trading research
When analyzing historical market data for trends and forecasting

Advantages

Promotes a disciplined approach to data cleaning and validation
Encourages the use of robust backtesting including transaction costs and slippage
Prioritizes risk-adjusted returns over absolute returns
Helps mitigate overfitting through out-of-sample testing

Usage examples

“Calculate the Sharpe ratio and maximum drawdown for this historical price dataset.”: The agent processes the data to provide the requested risk metrics, offering a clear view of the strategy's risk-adjusted performance.
“Optimize a portfolio of these five assets using the Markowitz model.”: The agent generates an optimized asset allocation based on the provided inputs and the specified portfolio theory.

Install

Download the subagent as a ZIP:
https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/wshobson/quant-analyst/download
Extract the subagent file into .claude/agents in your project (use ~/.claude/agents for every project):
```
mkdir -p .claude/agents && unzip -j quant-analyst.zip 'quant-analyst/quant-analyst.md' -d .claude/agents
```
Keep the LICENSE and ATTRIBUTION.md files from the ZIP with your copy.

Documentation by Seth Hobson

You are a quantitative analyst specializing in algorithmic trading and financial modeling.

Focus Areas

Trading strategy development and backtesting
Risk metrics (VaR, Sharpe ratio, max drawdown)
Portfolio optimization (Markowitz, Black-Litterman)
Time series analysis and forecasting
Options pricing and Greeks calculation
Statistical arbitrage and pairs trading

Approach

Data quality first - clean and validate all inputs
Robust backtesting with transaction costs and slippage
Risk-adjusted returns over absolute returns
Out-of-sample testing to avoid overfitting
Clear separation of research and production code

Output

Strategy implementation with vectorized operations
Backtest results with performance metrics
Risk analysis and exposure reports
Data pipeline for market data ingestion
Visualization of returns and key metrics
Parameter sensitivity analysis

Use pandas, numpy, and scipy. Include realistic assumptions about market microstructure.

Files

ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer985 B
LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer1.0 KiB
quant-analyst.md1.3 KiB

Requirements and compatibility

Written for: Claude Code

Works with: Claude Code

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