US Treasury Bonds Trader VP

FID US Treasury Bonds Trader Vice President

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Department Profile

The Fixed Income Division is comprised of Interest Rate, Currency Products, Credit Products and Distribution. Professionals in the Division assess and actively manage risk, trade securities and structure as well as execute innovative transactions in the fast‑paced and constantly changing global markets. The Commodities Division is a market leader across a broad range of commodities markets with expertise in areas including client risk management, financing solutions and investor products, Sales & Trading.

From the largest global institutions to innovative new hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley for sales, trading and market‑making services in almost every type of financial instrument including stocks, bonds, derivatives, foreign exchange and commodities. Our professionals provide liquidity and content to clients around the world actively assessing and managing risk, trading securities and planning and executing transactions in the fast‑changing markets.

As the needs of our clients become increasingly complex we often develop customized solutions.

• The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for trading US Government Bonds and other interest rate products in the EMEA region.
• Acting as market maker for US Government Bonds and assisting in overnight risk management for the New York desk, including relative value trading and hedging.
• Creating and distributing market information on customer flows, trade ideas and general commentary on a daily and intra‑daily basis.
• Managing daily profit and loss reporting and utilizing highly specialized quantitative knowledge for relative value analysis and valuation and complex modelling of financial data.

• Quantitative Bachelor’s Degree (Finance/Maths/Economics or Engineering) at 2.1 or equivalent.
• Expert knowledge of Fixed Income products with a specialisation in Interest rates & US Government Bonds.
• Strong work ethic and daily discipline to make consistent markets for clients and daily information flow across the NY and HK desks.
• Proven experience of building models for trading and risk management.
• Demonstrated ability of writing comprehensive trading colour and making presentations on trading ideas and strategies.
• Excellent networker who is comfortable liaising with clients, sales teams & traders.
• Strong people management skills dealing with infrastructure partners and experience of building trading systems and analytics.

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