Job Purpose:
- Are you interested in solving complex quantitative problems with a real world impact? We are looking to make a mid-level hire in our Desk Strat team, working with the European Macro Credit Trading business
- Our business trades Credit Index, Options, Tranches, Hybrids, and Bond ETFs / TRS. The role requires capabilities in modeling and statistical analysis, software development, risk and trade analysis, and capital analysis. We are a front office team, working with trading and sales in a dynamic and pressured environment
- 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
Your Responsibilities:
- Working with trading desk team to price transactions and manage risk in the front office
- Optimizing the deployment of capital within the business
- Developing new financial models for credit trading
- Building and maintaining a complete trading and risk management platform
- Assisting in the marketing and structuring of transactions where substantial analytics or infrastructure are required
- Assisting in Firmwide Strategies initiatives
Skills and Qualifications:
- Undergraduate Degree in a quantitative subject, e.g. math, physics, finance, computer science
- Strong programming skills
- Familiarity with at least basic financial modelling, e.g. Black-Scholes
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment and to deliver results quickly
- Ability to solve problems and to explain the ideas that underlie them to non-technical colleagues or clients
- At least 3 years’ experience in Credit or related field
- Good Knowledge of financial derivatives and statistics
- Advanced degree in related field
- Proficiency in C++, Python, Java.
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