FX Options Trader – London recruitment

Wells Fargo Company is a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores and 12,000 ATMs and the Internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally.

We’re headquartered in San Francisco, but we’re decentralized so every local Wells Fargo store is a headquarters for satisfying all our customers’ financial needs and helping them succeed financially.

One in three households in America does business with Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo has $1.2 trillion in assets and more than 278,000 team members across our 80+ businesses. The London branch of Wells Fargo, based in Fenchurch Street, has approximately 300 Team Members.

We ranked fourth in assets and second in market value of our stock among our U.S. peers as of September 30, 2010.

Our vision: “We want to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.”

About the department
As one of the foreign exchange market leaders, trading over $20 billion per day, Wells Fargo Foreign Exchange provides solutions and services ranging from currency exchange and international payments to hedging and currency risk management solutions. We have over 150 years of global experience and we understand the complexity of conducting business overseas.  Wells Fargo provides 24 hour sales and trading coverage throughout the world.  We are a market maker in all major and most minor currencies.  We offer spot, forwards, options, and deal contingent structures.  We have a comprehensive online trading platform and a market leading Global Cash Management/Global Banking service.

With the growth of Wells Fargo in Europe, we are looking to add an experienced FX Options Trader to expand our market share in the region and assist in growing our global FX Structured Products business. The right candidate will be instrumental in growing not only our regional FX options business but also help drive our global growth initiative in FX structured products.  The successful candidate will join a team of four traders globally as we ultimately build up to a six member team.  

Qualifications
• A degree in sciences or finance although a post-graduate degree is preferred (or equivalent).
• Strong analytical/technical skills.
• Proven experience in trading and modeling FX Structured Products.
• Experience quoting and risk managing a global FX options book.
• Experience quoting and trading exotic options.
• Knowledge of long dated Hybrid Rates/FX structures.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize duties, strong attention to detail and strong computer skills.
• Entrepreneurial, self-starter who can effectively work in a global PNL/Book environment .
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are necessary as you will work closely with our Trading/Sales/IT and Quant teams in order to build and grow this business. 

Please apply via the link below to Req ID 232BR.

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Confirmation of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom will be required. If you are a non-EU national, you may visit the Border and Immigration Service website http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/ for details of the new Points Based Immigration System. Candidates who cannot establish the right to live and work in the United Kingdom will not be considered.