Derivatives Trader - London, United Kingdom - CMC Markets

CMC Markets

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Trading role focused on pricing and hedging of Equity Derivatives.

Managing the associated exposures (Spot, volatility etc.) across the global trading book.
Monitoring financial markets, assessing potential risks to the book, proactively hedging them and communicating with those to the rest of the team.
Supervising the quoting engine, evaluating the quality of the quotes proposed to clients in line with regulatory and professional standards.
Overseeing operational elements of the book and liaising closely with middle and back office to resolve any issues.
Proactively designing and implementing processes to improve efficiency within the Derivatives pillar.
Liaising with support functions (Finance, Risk, Regulatory) on position reporting, analysis and PnL evaluation.
Contributing to the creation of solutions and tools to support the trading function.
Helping junior members grow within the Derivatives pillar.
Follow closely market changes and ensure the adequacy of CMC's own pricing.
Contribute to the hedging of the overall exposure of the desk.
Work with client facing staff to effectively and appropriately promote the Derivatives desk's offering with its target audience.
Monitor client flow and positions and understand the drivers behind the inherited risk and mitigate potential arbitrage opportunities.
Work alongside Derivatives Quants to develop and backtest new risk management strategies.
Work with Derivatives Development team to implement pricing and risk components; improve automated tools to aid monitoring and alerting in relation to key trading metrics (PnL, Volumes, Exposures etc). and provide quality assurance to system changes before their release to live environments
Generate future enhancement for the solutions used by the desk, to ensure that all required functionality is in place to maximise revenue efficiency
Be able to interpret and present data. Help compile monthly P&L reports for management
Adhere to compliance and company procedure
Knowledge of Derivatives (Futures and Options) products and a thorough understanding of the infrastructure and procedures required to derive prices as well as the exposures embedded within those products.
Be a point of contact for other departments including Operations, Trading Applications Support, Business Intelligence, Customer Services and Sales

Key Skills and Experience

A graduate degree in quantitative finance, mathematics, computer science or equivalent disciplines
Strong analytical and quantitative skills
3 to 5 years of experience as a Market Maker, Flow Trader or Quant/Algo Trader, preferably in Equity Derivatives.
Excellent knowledge of general financial products, including but not limited to futures and options
Strong experience with Excel, VBA and Python.
Strong communication skills and ability to multi task
Knowledge of Bloomberg information systems.