Front Office Trader
Our company is seeking an experienced professional to support validation for commodities asset class onboarding to an equity derivatives trading desk. The candidate should have experience in capital markets, preferably in commodities and/or equity derivatives.
As a member of our team, you will have the benefit of working with an established client team fully involved in project initiation through to project implementation.
* Resolve daily front office issues on both functional, valuation, and pricing.
* Resolve daily issues stemming from front office equity derivatives desk.
* Work closely and address issues from EQD desk traders.
* Ammend FO pre-trade rules, eTradePad, simulations.
* Resolve requests or issues with profit and loss, market data, and booking issues.
* Analyze, formulate, propose, develop, and/or contribute to overall solutions as per PROD support deliverables.
* Liaise with technical teams when needed to resolve FO related issues and necessary enhancements.
* Manage day-to-day assigned project tasks to complete various front office deliverables.
* Yield curve issue resolution and validation; curve assignments; new curve creation.
* Continuous follow-up of new market regulations/practices globally.
* Perform various levels of testing for assigned deliverables as well as participate in formal release cycles (SIT/UAT).
Key Skills and Qualifications:
* Strong product knowledge in EQD and COM.
* Very strong understanding of FX and IRD business.
* Very strong understanding of P&L concept overall and its components.
* Very strong understanding and hands-on experience in market data, curve structure, simulations, and trade life cycle.
* Strong experience in supporting front office users and resolving their daily issues.
* 5+ years experience with Murex FO functionalities.
* 4+ years experience in financial markets role.
* SQL proficiency.
* Strong personality, logical, and analytical skills.
* Detailed-oriented, quick learner, and self-starter.
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong organization skills.
Benefits:
* Established client team.
* Project initiation through to project implementation.
Other Requirements:
* Compliance with company policies and procedures.