Job Purpose
Market making and Risk Management of AUD Rates: Support the rates team in terms of our products [JPY/USD/EMG/SGD etc]
Job Responsibilities
- Primary responsibility for AUD trading and market making to customer base during Asian time-zone ·
- Back-up other traders in the team [May be required to support JPY/USD/SGD/EM products as backup trader]
- Market analysis to implement hedge strategies
- Trading and managing positions and executions in compliance with market making obligations and risk limits.
- Liaise with various parties and departments [sales, traders, management, risk control, back office, IT etc] for issues and implement solutions
- Market Intelligence: have a clear view on the client segment, activity and industry trends to optimize and maximize revenue generation and client coverage.
- Convey market intelligence, relevant regulatory, legal, tax knowledge and issues to internal stakeholders, decision makers
- Teamwork & Cooperation: Ensure client business continuity, ensure effective teamwork within local/global requirements.
Job Requirement
- Deep direct local AUD market trading experience
- 10Y+ Experience managing an AUD/NZD IRS/CCS trading book during the Sydney trading session with a proven track record of success
- QuanƟtaƟve Degree (Finance/Maths /Economics or Engineering) or equivalent demonstrable skillset ·
- Strong knowledge of Fixed Income products with a specialisaƟon in Interest rate swaps/CCS.
- Proven experience of building strategies for trading and risk management. ·
- Demonstrated ability of wriƟng comprehensive trading colour and presenting trading ideas and strategies.
- Excellent networker who is comfortable liaising with clients, sales, traders.
- Strong people skills.
