Trader, Derivatives

 

Requistion: HQ15285

Interest Category: Portfolio / Asset Management

Business Unit: Headquarters

Description: RESPONSIBILITIES

• Trader for derivative products including rates, currency, equity, US Treasury and repo funding transactions

• Ensure that trades are booked and valuation and risk information flows to all downstream systems/reporting

• Adhere to limits and policies

• Maintain frequent contact with dealers and other information sources to understand flows/likely going flows and their implications for markets

• Track market conditions for alternative trades that meet business needs and identify best trade at any point in time

• Perform ongoing economic optimization of portfolio, considering transaction cost, accounting, capital, cash and collateral constraints

• Develop opinions on market direction based on analysis of supply and demand and other factors impacting markets

• Bring insights gained from dialogues with external parties to the larger Derivatives group, Investments group and other parts of the organization as appropriate

• Analyze our flows across counterparties to determine to ensure that needs are well matched against dealer capabilities, to foster dealer competition and to build long-run dealer relationships

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of experience in relevant products on buy- or sell side

• Experience with liquid fixed income, foreign exchange and equity index markets

• Understanding of derivatives environment including dealers and exchanges, products, end users and their motivations, regulation, accounting, operations, and governance

• Knowledge of liquid fixed income, foreign exchange and equity index derivative and "cash" products

• Excellent analytical skills

• Thorough understanding of financial theory and derivative math

• Ability to accept accountability and responsibility within a team-oriented environment

• Excellent communications skills

• High energy

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in "real money" investing, especially life insurance company investing

• Extensive knowledge of option modeling and option trading

• Horizon economic return analysis

 

 

 

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April 25, 2013 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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