Financial Engineer, Derivatives Structuring Trainee recruitment
Main Responsibilities
The client scope for this activity will be:
- Financial institutions and corporate clients in CEEMA
The intern will be in charge of :
- Prepare presentations and trade ideas
- Work on pricing to sales
- Maintain and improve existing spreadsheets used by the desk
- Develop, on specific products, a deep understanding and knowledge of parameters impact on pricing
- Collect/analyse flow information and client intelligence
As such he/she will:
- Be able to write presentations and trade ideas with limited guidelines
- Be able to maintain and improve spreadsheets used by the desk
- Be able to automatize pricing spreadsheets, monthly reports, backtesting of products
- Use quantitative and analytical skills in order to focus on specific product pricing issues
- Have to quickly learn how to price a broad range of product from semi exotic to more exotic ones
- Establish good relationships with sales and trading
- Evolving degree of autonomy/level of authority depending on acquired seniority
Internal external contacts
- Engineering team
- Sales desks
- Trading desks
- Back-offices
Education
- Master in Finance or Engineering degree
Previous experience
- Previous experience in a trading floor environment is a plus
Languages
- Fluent English
Technical skills
- Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, VBA and Power Point
- Fluent in English
General competencies
Flexibility - Adaptability
- Communication Skills
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Analytical Skills
- Initiative
- Teamwork
Personal abilities
- Proven analytical, computer and interpersonal skills as well as exceptional writing, communication and presentations skills
- Strong team players who can demonstrate creativity and initiative
- Strong interest in financial markets and understanding complex products
August 15, 2012
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