EFX Trader; Electronic FX Trading Desk

eFX Trader (Electronic FX Trading Desk)

Apply Now Job No.: 500043 Employment Type: Full time Departments: Global Markets Job Functions: Dealing & Trading, Financial Management

We are seeking a forward‑thinking and collaborative eFX Trader to join our electronic FX trading desk. In this role, you will bring a sharp commercial focus to monitoring Global Markets execution, overseeing automated pricing, and managing the end‑to‑end electronic client experience. Sitting at the intersection of trading, technology, and sales, you will play a key role in analyzing flow dynamics, optimizing liquidity across prevailing electronic platforms, and providing seamless desk coverage.

• Execution & Desk Coverage:
  Monitor automated pricing engines and execution across OTC and currency futures, providing critical desk coverage and position management support when required.
• Client Onboarding & Flow Setup:
  Oversee the onboarding of clients onto electronic platforms, coordinating with Sales and IT to ensure smooth go‑live integration.
• Flow & Pattern Analysis:
  Continuously monitor and analyze client trading patterns, flow toxicity, and execution hit ratios to optimize pricing tiers and maximize franchise profitability.
• Liquidity & LP Management:
  Evaluate Liquidity Provider performance, market impact, and reject rates to optimize the desk’s external sourcing and internal risk management.
• Platform & API Monitoring:
  Actively manage and configure prevailing electronic trading platforms (ECNs, multi‑dealer platforms, direct APIs) to ensure continuous, high‑quality liquidity stream delivery.
• Troubleshooting & Support:
  Act as the first line of defense for electronic trading issues, swiftly resolving pricing discrepancies, rejected trades, or connectivity disruptions.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner closely with internal technology, quantitative, and risk teams to test system upgrades, refine pricing parameters, and drive platform enhancements.

• Experience:
  
  2 years or above experience on an FX trading desk, with a proven track record in electronic FX market‑making or liquidity management.
• Product Knowledge:
  Robust, thorough understanding of FX market mechanics, liquidity structures, and trading conventions across both OTC and currency futures.
• Education:
  
  University graduate. A degree in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, or Mathematics is a strong plus.
• Platform Proficiency:
  Strong practical experience working with prevailing electronic trading platforms, aggregators, and ECNs.

• Effective Communication:
  Clear and concise communication skills to articulate technical trading issues or data trends to sales desks, clients, and IT.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  A strong team player who thrives under pressure in a fast‑paced, collaborative trading floor environment.