Support Delta One equity derivatives trading through pricing, execution, hedging, risk management, inventory optimization, financing analysis, and trade idea generation. Develop Python-based analytical tools, automate workflows, enhance trading infrastructure, and coordinate with Quant, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Operations, and settlement teams. The role focuses on Asian equity markets, South Asian inventory, relative-value opportunities, and improving client franchise economics.
Key Areas of Responsibilities
Requirements
- Support the Delta One trading business, including pricing, execution, hedging and ongoing risk management for the business.
- Monitor and actively manage equity, futures, FX, funding and basis risks arising from the trading book, while operating within applicable risk, regulatory and compliance frameworks.
- Help develop and manage the desk's South Asian inventory optimization book, including identifying opportunities to improve the utilization, financing and deployment of equity inventory across markets.
- Analyze inventory, financing costs, borrow availability, funding, dividends, corporate actions, futures basis and other relevant market factors to identify relative-value and optimization opportunities.
- Work with senior traders to identify opportunities to improve the economics of the client franchise, including the interaction between client flows, inventory, hedging, financing and balance-sheet utilization.
- Take ownership of day-to-day trading issues and proactively identify opportunities for process, risk and commercial improvements.
- Develop analytical frameworks and tools to support risk management, inventory optimization, pricing and trading decisions, using Python and other appropriate technologies.
- Partner closely with Quant and Technology teams to enhance trading infrastructure, automate workflows and improve the scalability and control of the trading platform.
- Support the development and launch of new products, markets and trading capabilities, working closely with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Operations and Technology.
- Work with Middle Office, Operations and Settlement teams to ensure accurate booking, reconciliation and lifecycle management, while proactively resolving issues affecting the trading business.
- Contribute trade ideas, quantitative analysis and market observations relevant to the desk's client, inventory and risk-management activities.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in Delta One trading, equity financing, inventory optimization, prime brokerage trading or a closely related role, preferably at an established investment bank, broker-dealer or trading platform.
- Demonstrable experience in inventory management/optimization, financing, Delta One risk management or related relative-value trading strategies. Prior South Asia market experience would be highly desirable.
- Good understanding of Asian equity markets and equity products.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to translate analysis into practical trading decisions and commercial opportunities.
- Experience using AI and automation to improve trading workflows is an advantage.
- High degree of initiative and intellectual curiosity. The successful candidate should be comfortable working through unfamiliar problems independently, proposing solutions and taking ownership of their implementation.
- Ability to remain disciplined and make sound decisions in a fast-moving trading environment.
- Strong communication skills and an ability to work effectively with trading, sales and internal control and infrastructure functions across different locations.
- Good command of Chinese language would be helpful but is not essential, particularly for communication with internal stakeholders.
- Bachelor's degree or above in a quantitative, finance, economics, engineering or related discipline.
- Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents are preferred
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