Interest Rate Derivative Trader’s Assistant
My client is a top tier investment bank in the heart of the city, and is currently recruiting for a trader’s assistance for their exotics and hybrid business. Candidate would have exposure to products such as Interest Rate, Credit and Equity Derivative’s vanilla and structured.
The focus of the Equity Exotics and Hybrid Middle Office Group is one of business partner to allow the increase of volumes and revenues to be facilitated unhindered in a controlled and cost efficient environment. The Middle Office is responsible for the transaction lifecycle of trades from their original trade booking through their settlement and risk exposure.
Job Description
The Trader Assistant acts as the primary contact with the front office and trading desk carrying out a series of business critical functions.
Key Responsibilities
• Trade capture and booking
• Intraday activity monitoring of trading books
• Trade event management,
• Running and analyzing the mark to market of the portfolio and close liaison with traders marketing.
Essential Desirable Skills
• Derivatives knowledge experience is required, knowledge of securities products is a plus
• Ideally experienced with exotic equity or credit or interest rate derivatives knowledge
• A minimum of two years prior operational and/or line experience, is required
• Self-motivation and demonstration of initiative.
• Excellent Analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication /presentation skills
• Extremely detail orientated
• Control orientated
• Keen to question everything and understand the detail behind the numbers and/or process
• Strong PC Skills. In particular Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access.
Please outline application to Amit Jain.
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