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Experience Experience
Phoenix, AZ
Derivatives Trader
Phoenix, AZ
O'Reilly-Casper
Phoenix, AZ
Derivatives Trader
  • Develop reporting on performance metrics and monitor risk and portfolio impacts related to derivatives and FX trading
  • Provide ongoing information about market sentiment, trading environment, transaction costs, and investment opportunities to portfolio managers and traders
  • Manage rolls and ensure transaction costs are minimized
  • Building spreadsheet based models and tools to streamline the operations of the desk and performing all other administrative tasks entailed in the successful running of a trading portfolio or “book”
  • Updating implied dividends and volatilities in the trade capture/risk management system by observing and calculating such parameters in the listed OTC market
  • Develop and maintain relationships with trading counterparties
  • Expert on regulatory impacts resulting from derivatives and FX management
Detroit, MI
Cib-equity Derivatives Trader
Detroit, MI
Mueller Inc
Detroit, MI
Cib-equity Derivatives Trader
  • Provide developmental feedback to team members; effectively deliver tough messages and encourage performance improvement
  • Employs knowledge of industry/sector to read "between the lines" of news or other developments
  • Provide a meaningful contribution to revenue and client franchise; Exploit revenue and minimise loss potential
  • Drives the IB people development agenda through leadership of key initiatives (recruiting, mentoring, training etc)
  • Engage others in active dialogue; Drive group involvement; build active collaboration with and trust of clients and internal constituencies
  • Leverage technology and analytics to drive pricing/hedging as well as idea generation
  • English fluency is essential
present
Philadelphia, PA
Equity Derivatives Trader Associate
Philadelphia, PA
Homenick, Klein and Johnston
present
Philadelphia, PA
Equity Derivatives Trader Associate
present
  • Monitor market activity in areas of specialization and provide feedback to portfolio managers
  • Seek to provide best execution across a range of equity instruments with a focus on equity derivatives (futures, options and swaps)
  • Execute strategies in a logical, risk-controlled manner
  • Propose innovative solutions in order to improve BlackRock’s execution process in a rapidly changing environment
  • Contribute to relevant project work
  • Act with a keen focus on BlackRock’s fiduciary responsibilities
  • Pro-actively contribute to the investment process in order to reduce transaction costs and identify alpha opportunities
Education Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Competence With Clients Around Executing Trades
Bachelor’s Degree in Competence With Clients Around Executing Trades
California State University, Northridge
Bachelor’s Degree in Competence With Clients Around Executing Trades
Skills Skills
  • Collaborate with portfolio managers and sector heads to develop and implement the desired derivative and FX strategies across various domestic and global mandates
  • Execute FX spot and forward trades as well as interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, total return swaps, and other derivatives transactions
  • Provide ongoing information about market sentiment, trading environment, transaction costs, and investment opportunities to portfolio managers and traders
  • Manage rolls and ensure transaction costs are minimized
  • Develop reporting on performance metrics and monitor risk and portfolio impacts related to derivatives and FX trading
  • Develop and maintain relationships with trading counterparties
  • Generate trade ideas and structuring solutions within diverse markets to meet various portfolio mandates
  • 3-10 years of derivatives and FX trading experience on the buy side
  • Extensive understanding of FX, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, total return swaps, futures, and various derivative products in both developed and emerging markets
  • Expert on regulatory impacts resulting from derivatives and FX management
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Derivatives Trader Resume Examples & Samples

  • Collaborate with portfolio managers and sector heads to develop and implement the desired derivative and FX strategies across various domestic and global mandates
  • Execute FX spot and forward trades as well as interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, total return swaps, and other derivatives transactions
  • Provide ongoing information about market sentiment, trading environment, transaction costs, and investment opportunities to portfolio managers and traders
  • Manage rolls and ensure transaction costs are minimized
  • Develop reporting on performance metrics and monitor risk and portfolio impacts related to derivatives and FX trading
  • Develop and maintain relationships with trading counterparties
  • Generate trade ideas and structuring solutions within diverse markets to meet various portfolio mandates
  • Lead implementation of trading initiatives in compliance with risk and regulatory requirements, including the expansion of infrastructure necessary to create a scalable derivatives and FX platform
  • 3-10 years of derivatives and FX trading experience on the buy side
  • Extensive understanding of FX, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, total return swaps, futures, and various derivative products in both developed and emerging markets
  • Expert on regulatory impacts resulting from derivatives and FX management
  • Ability to adapt quickly and appropriately in accordance with the constant evolution of the company and industry
  • Collaborative approach, energized by the open exchange of ideas
  • Strong attention to detail; accurate
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Derivatives Trader Resume Examples & Samples

  • Responsible for managing derivatives books. This includes listed OTC products in Canada, US and LatAm
  • Pricing, trading and hedging equity linked structured products
  • Designing structured products for retail clients in Canada, US and LAtAm
  • Build and grow various revenue generating business lines in collaboration with the sales team
  • Updating implied dividends and volatilities in the trade capture/risk management system by observing and calculating such parameters in the listed OTC market
  • Building spreadsheet based models and tools to streamline the operations of the desk and performing all other administrative tasks entailed in the successful running of a trading portfolio or “book”
  • Maximize Sales Credits with zero or positive net trading p/l, with net trading p/l defined as trading p/l after IPV and reserves'
  • BA, MBA, MA or MS or equivalent with emphasis in _Business, Econ, Mathematics preferred
  • Solid understanding of GELP Markets
  • Experienced in pricing and risk managing equity linked products
  • Solid, significant relationships with producers and consumers or potential to build
  • Proven ability to generate revenue
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FX / Derivatives Trader Resume Examples & Samples

  • Execute FX spot, forward trades, cross currency swaps, and currency options trades, taking into account the best way to implement these trades and minimizing transaction costs
  • Develop, implement, and monitor risk metrics and reporting around derivatives, FX trading, and portfolio impacts
  • Maintain relationships with trading counterparties
  • Provide support and analysis on the implementation of trading initiatives around risk and regulatory requirements
  • 3 - 6 years of FX experience on the buy side
  • BS/BA with strong academic background
  • Progression toward CFA Charter a plus
  • Proactive & solutions-oriented; innovative
  • Responsive to client needs
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AUD / NZ Interest Rate Derivatives Trader Resume Examples & Samples

  • The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for trading Australian and New Zealand interest rate swaps and other interest rate products in the EMEA region
  • Acting as market maker for Australian interest rate swaps and assisting in overnight risk management for the Asia Pacific desk including cross gamma analysis and hedging
  • Creating and distributing market information on customer flows, trade ideas and general commentary on a daily and intra-daily basis
  • Managing daily profit and loss reporting and utilizing highly specialized quantitative knowledge for relative value analysis and valuation and complex modelling of financial data
  • Quantitative Bachelors Degree (Finance/Maths /Economics or Engineering) at 2.1 or equivalent
  • Expert knowledge of Fixed Income products with a specialisation in Interest rate swaps
  • Experience managing an AUD/NZD trading book during the Sydney trading session with a proven track record of success
  • Proven experience of building models for trading and risk management
  • Demonstrated ability of writing comprehensive trading colour and making presentations on trading ideas and strategies
  • Excellent networker who is comfortable liaising with clients, sales, traders
  • Strong people management skills with experience of building trading systems and analytics
  • Intimate understanding of managing cross gamma risk exposure of large trading book
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Cib-equity Derivatives Trader Resume Examples & Samples

  • Ensure all relevant parties (vertically and horizontally) are kept abreast of key developments; Provide a solution-based framework to business practice and clients; Take the initiative to make things better
  • Drives the IB people development agenda through leadership of key initiatives (recruiting, mentoring, training etc)
  • Ability to discuss in detail your knowledge of the current market (including trends) for Equities
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Equity Derivatives Trader Associate to VP Resume Examples & Samples

  • Japanese Equity Derivatives Market Maker position
  • Domestic clients or Overseas clients coverage
  • Minimum 3 year experience of Japanese Equity Derivatives Trading in Investment bank based in Japan
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Equity Derivatives Trader Associate Resume Examples & Samples

  • Seek to provide best execution across a range of equity instruments with a focus on equity derivatives (futures, options and swaps)
  • Execute strategies in a logical, risk-controlled manner
  • Act with a keen focus on BlackRock’s fiduciary responsibilities
  • Monitor market activity in areas of specialization and provide feedback to portfolio managers
  • Pro-actively contribute to the investment process in order to reduce transaction costs and identify alpha opportunities
  • Propose innovative solutions in order to improve BlackRock’s execution process in a rapidly changing environment
  • Contribute to relevant project work
  • Master’s Degree in economics, mathematics or finance
  • Must have experience from previous Equity Derivatives Trading job on Pan-European desk, incl experience trading ETFs, Swaps, and volatility
  • Strong experience from buy side execution trading role
  • Excellent IT skills incl proficient user of Aladdin, FlexTrade, Tradeweb, RFQ – hub, Bloomberg, Excel
  • Excellent communication skills in order to facilitate conversations both internally and externally
  • Must be adaptable and comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
  • Healthy curiosity to drive innovation
  • Highly motivated, self-starter with a positive attitude
  • Natural relationship building orientation; collaborative
  • Well organized, high level of attention to detail
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Intermediate Derivatives Trader Resume Examples & Samples

  • Execution of derivative trades in various product markets according to specific Derivative Program guidelines (Rates, Credit, FX and Equity)
  • Focus on economic and efficient derivative trade execution and maintaining program compliance
  • Develop and hone detailed understanding of traded derivative instruments and the different derivative/underlying markets (OTC vs. exchange traded, equity markets, bond/rate markets, etc.)
  • Develop and utilize valuation models to check broker quotes for various derivative instruments
  • Build up expertise in Capital Markets dynamics, financial derivative instruments, their valuation and trade execution aspects
  • Identify optimal income and/or risk reducing trading strategies
  • Actively manage counterparty exposures, counterparty performance and relationships
  • Develop a deep understanding of the hedging and funding dynamics of Street counterparties and their impact on pricing and execution of derivative trades
  • Assist in negotiating CSA’s, ISDA’s, MRA’s and clearing broker agreements
  • Contribute to various front office related projects (e.g. upgrading the Derivative Systems infrastructure)
  • Bachelor’s degree in a math, finance, actuarial science, or a related field
  • Five years of experience in financial firms, or three years with a graduate degree
  • Experience using Bloomberg Terminal
  • Experience executing derivative instruments in the majority of derivatives markets
  • Experience in mathematical modeling or risk analysis
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CIB Global Equities Single Stocks Equity Derivatives Trader VP Resume Examples & Samples

  • Experience in single stock options
  • Demonstrate very good knowledge and understanding of the equity markets and of the main equity indices
  • Have outstanding communication skills as you will interact extensively within direct colleagues as well as with the sales forces and support functions
  • Have a strong mathematical background for pricing derivatives products
  • Extensive experience in a relevant Financial services field (ideally IB) with immediately transferable skills
  • In-depth knowledge of the above mentioned products
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Senior Equity Derivatives Trader Resume Examples & Samples

  • Confer with portfolio managers and execute equity option, equity and other derivative transactions on individual stocks and indices, consistent with Fund objectives and EV trading policies
  • Provide information frequently to portfolio managers about market sentiment, trading environment, trading volume and price volatility
  • Keep informed of relevant conditions and trends to detect changes and to allow for timely planning and action
  • Provide input or develop financial models to mitigate risk and ensure profits
  • Conduct options related research for new product development
  • Develop and maintain working relationships with brokerage community
  • Establish strong working relationships with trading support areas
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Derivatives Trader Resume Examples & Samples

  • 4 years min in exotic derivatives trading with a leading institution
  • Experience of trading global exotic single stock options with US experience being particularly desirable and as a sole manager of an exotics trading book
  • Pricing and risk management exp of exotic options and other derivatives including, multi-asset autocallables, barrier options, accumulators
  • Sales mentaility to generate ideas for clients as well as in working with Quants to develop new models and trading systems