About Caxton Associates:
Caxton Associates, founded in 1983, is a global trading and investment firm with offices in London, New York, Monaco, Singapore and Dubai. Caxton Associates’ primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through global macro hedge fund strategies. Assets are managed via a broad mandate to trade in a variety of global markets and instruments.
About the role:
We are a leading global discretionary macro hedge fund seeking to add a strong candidate to our macro execution desk in Singapore. The candidate will have a strong analytical background and will be responsible for executing macro trading strategies across a range of products. The Execution Trading team form a pivotal part of the Firm’s global investment team and work closely with Portfolio Managers to provide market information, suggest trade ideas and review liquidity.
Responsibilities:
- Trade execution across the following products: Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, Commodities, Credit, Equities: Cash and Derivatives.
- Application and understanding of execution algorithms and EMS
- Analyze large data-sets to guide automation and refinement of execution processes
- Post-trade and end-of-day position reconciliation
- Interface directly with Portfolio Managers, Brokers, Senior Management, Compliance and Risk
- Provide daily market color as well as ad hoc research reports.
- Comply with relevant regulation and procedures.
Experience:
- Experience in a similar role within a Bank or Hedge Fund
- Quantitatively focused with strong analytical, investigative, mathematical, and problem-solving skills
- Deep understanding of fixed income markets and bond math
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Trading experience across multiple markets, geographies, and time zones
- Strong knowledge of execution algorithms
- Data management skills
- Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills
- Ability to work efficiently and independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Displays and operates at the highest degree of ethics and integrity
