BUSINESS SEGMENT AND ROLE OVERVIEW
Equities and FICC: We make markets in and clear client transactions on major stock, options and futures exchanges worldwide. Through our global sales force, we maintain relationships with our clients, receiving orders and distributing investment research, trading ideas, market information and analysis.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, which include corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers. We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world, raise funding, and manage risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team that includes individuals who have a passion for the markets and who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.
At Goldman Sachs, our culture is one of teamwork, innovation and meritocracy. We often say our people are our greatest asset and we take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally.
G10 FX Options Trading
The G10 FX Options Trading desk makes markets and manages risk in the most liquid currencies in the world, trading the same currencies as the FOREX Trading desk (US, Canada, Euro Area, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand). The options desk makes prices for clients across the FX spectrum in a wide variety of vanilla options (simple call and put options) and exotic strategies, and manages the resultant risk through active participation in the interdealer market. The desk has traders in New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore to serve clients around the world and it manages its risk in global portfolios.
Basic Qualifications
- An analyst with broad knowledge of and keen interest in the financial markets, specifically foreign exchange
- Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and intellectually curious
- Strong communication skills
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills
- Ability to interact with senior individuals and external clients
- Desire to work in a fast paced environment and have the ability to multitask
