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GLOBAL BANKING & MARKETS 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 with a passion for the markets, with individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.
OUR IMPACT We are part of the Systematic Trading Strategy (STS) team. The STS team develops and trades systematic and client led investment strategies for our clients.
The Strats business unit is a world leader in developing quantitative and technological expertise to solve complex business problems. Working within the firm’s trading, sales, banking and investment management divisions, strats use their mathematical and scientific training to create financial products, advise clients on transactions, measure risk, and identify market opportunities.
HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL - Deliver direct commercial impact through developing and improving systematic trading strategies and risk management
- Exposure to various asset classes our clients transact in, with a focus on equity volatility
- Connectivity with traders, salespeople, and multiple areas of strategists
- You will be challenged to think strategically, proposing new business design, analytics and/or solutions to meet traders’ needs. As you gain expertise in the dynamics of the trading business, you will have the opportunity to dive deeper into your areas of interest
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Strong academic background in a quantitative or technical discipline
- Advanced object-oriented coding and software design skills
- Knowledge of financial mathematics and strong interests in financial markets
- High standards for work quality, high level of rigor and discipline
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High level of diligence and discipline
- Comfortable managing multiple stakeholders, demonstrating initiative and showing commercial impact
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience in research or development of signals and systematic trading strategies
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of derivative pricing, preferably in space of equity derivatives such as flow vol.
- Knowledge of developing and supporting risk systems in front office
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