Junior Trader, Equity Derivatives

Role Overview

The Junior D1 Trader will support management of the European and US Total Return Swap book, monitoring market conditions, inventory stability, and news flow to identify outperformance and trading opportunities.

What You Will Do

Manage the European and US TRS book, hedge risks, analyse inventory stability, develop systematic transaction analysis tools and hedging/alpha strategies, monitor automated trading programs, and work with traders on cross-region arbitrage.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, and the ability to think fast and critically, solve problems, and work under pressure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Mathematics, Sciences, Engineering or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Equity Derivatives, ideally with D1 trading exposure
• Excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese
• Coding skills are preferred
• Strong work ethic and motivation
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, in English
• Ability to think fast and critically, solve various problems arising from trading, risk and operations
• Ability to work under pressure and collaborate in a team