Exotic Equity Derivatives Trading

Exotic Equity Derivatives Trading
London

This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

As a Barclays Exotic Equity Derivatives Trader, your main task will be to risk manage the Index light exotics books and undertake pricing of structured products requests for clients of the bank. These will include hedge funds, pension funds, prop desks, insurance companies and other institutional accounts. As an experienced trader you will have the chance to be collaborating with the senior traders on the desk to risk manage positions, especially on index vega, gamma, dividends and index and cross asset correlation.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

What will you be doing?
• You will be undertaking daily trading responsibilities including running reports for risk management purpose, Rates/FX/funding hedging of the books

• Undertaking pricing in coordination with structuring in the different regions
• Developing new spreadsheets and tools to improve the Bank’s overall infrastructure platform
• Learning all the different aspects relating to the management of complex exotics books
• Communicating with the rest of the index volatility trading teams in Asia and the US both across Equity Derivatives Exotics and flow
• You will be working as a team player on project based work involving many touch points across the bank

What we’re looking for:

• A Degree in a Finance related subject
• Sound and clear communicator that works thoughtfully and logically whilst being tenacious
• An individual highly motivated to learn and someone that proactively seeks responsibility
• Someone that is able to work in a highly pressured environment

Skills that will help you in the role:
• Someone that possesses volatility and light exotic trading experience

• Excellent IT and technical skills, good knowledge and understanding of internal systems
• A motivated and dedicated person, team player who will fit perfectly into the department and the bank

Where will you be working?
In the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as; a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links. With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within.

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