Junior Trader - Currency Swap

Junior Trader

We are looking for a junior trader who is eager to succeed in interest rates/derivatives markets. The desk market-makes interest rate options (swaptions, cap/floor, Bermudans, exotics, etc) and cross-currency swaps (interest rate swaps of Europe, Scandinavia, Asia, Oceania and Lat Am, etc). Candidate needs an established presence in the industry, with a long track record of achieving ambitious budgets. She or he will be in charge of shadow-pricing client trades, booking trades plus managing hands‑on trading tools.

Client flows, hedge market risks and portfolios to generate alphas must be handled.

• Bachelor degree from an accredited college
• 1-3 years of trading experience is plus, but not required
• A passion for financial markets and interest rate products.
• Ability to absorb and learn quickly.
• Attention to details.
• Bilingual Japanese is a plus
• Excellent communication and interaction with clients, brokers and sales staff.
• Ability to think for yourself and solve complex issues.
• Excellent academic performance, especially in mathematics and computer science, and/or experience in the trading industry is a big plus.
• Experience in trading any assets and/or formulating trading strategies is also favorable for this position.

• Financial mathematics
• Python
• SBER model is plus