Key Areas of Responsibilities
- Drive trading revenue by building own trade ideas as well as collaborate with Sales and Structuring to generate franchise business opportunities.
- Monitor the trading risk in Rates FX trading books and keep to the risk limits assigned by the division head.
- Provide market and technical trading colour and commentary in a timely manner to Sales for client distribution and internal trading desks of FICC.
- Setup new markets and new products for Rates FX Desk to broaden the desks product coverage.
- Train Sales & Structuring to understand the Rates and FX products and markets in order to grow our franchise business in Rates FX
Requirements
- Degree holder in Finance, Economics, Mathematics or a similar discipline.
- At least 7 years of solid macro trading experience with global investment banks, hedge funds and / or FICC asset managers.
- Experienced and proven track record in driving trading revenue in Rates FX.
- Strong understanding of the G10 and Asian macro markets and their liquidity venues.
- Experience in using liquidity FX platforms and Swap Execution Facilities and building up the desk to trade in a new international market.
- Exceptional communication skills – especially need the ability to explain to Risk Management on market and technical factors affecting macro trading book position and potential outcome given anticipated scenarios.
- A strong appreciation of key business drivers of Rates FX business in an investment bank and how CITIC CLSA FICC can tap them.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Putonghua preferred).
- Candidates with less experience will be considered as Associate
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