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Who we are

We are a successful European mid-sized player that has established a cross-asset trading platform in London.

 

Team

The Front Office Risk team is a new group that sits on the trading floor and is part of the business. This is not an independent risk function, as we are driven by trading activity and new deals. The team works across all asset classes (equity, credit, rates, FX, alternatives, CVA, ...): we monitor daily risk taking and risk appetite and work on multiple risk projects to facilitate new transactions. We advise senior management and desk heads on risk-related issues.

 

Job Specification

We are looking for a VP / senior VP role, reporting to the head of the team.

 

Must have:

Team player, hard worker, works under pressure and prioritises tasks

Good communication skills

Ability to challenge the business

Willing to work on a cross asset book and to quickly understand new asset classes

Thorough understanding of at least one asset class

Solid IT skills: Excel, Access, VBA, Bloomberg

Able to quickly learn internal libraries and tools

Understands CVA and funding implications of transactions

Practical understanding of derivatives pricing and risk theory

 

Nice to have: 

Understanding of complex credit structures

Matlab

Murex

Experience from a Top player

 

Candidate profile(s) - this is to make some examples of profiles who may fit this spec

A trader who wants to work cross assets and on risk-related topics

A desk quant who wants to move into a more practical role

A VERY GOOD risk manager who wants to move to a front-office role

October 7, 2013 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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