Risk Analyst, Professional Traders and Risk Analyst, Hedge Funds recruitment
The Role(s):
The role(s) are considered a specialist credit role focusing on either “Professional Traders” such as market makers, proprietary traders, high frequency traders, arbitragers and speculators, or Hedge Funds
The Candidate:
• You will have experience of working in a credit risk and/or market risk or trading environment, with a concentration in credit and market risk analysis covering futures and options, treasury, OTC cash FX, SWAPS, fixed income securities, equities, securities financing and cash management products
• You will have experience of making credit approval recommendations including evaluating credit and transaction risk profiles by performing detailed credit analysis, assessing counterparty risks and establishing credit lines (trading limits)
• You will have a good understanding of market risk principles including VAR, Greeks and Portfolio Analysis techniques.
• Experience with GMRA, GMSLA, ISDA, and CSA documentation
• This particular role focuses on professional traders who are often algorithmic and high frequency traders in listed futures and option markets. Therefore experience in trading models and market connectivity (electronic trading) is useful as is a strong understanding of pre-trade limits and post trade risk controls.
• The analyst will need to be results oriented with the ability to adapt to changing business strategies in a dynamic and fast paced industry
• You will have a good working knowledge of MS Excel (VB/macro skills a plus), Bloomberg and E-Trading systems such as GL/TT/PATS or similar
Interested applicants should send then details to Justin Maude quoting reference JM01/10085.