Analyst, Trading

Job Summary

Our Markets Traders identify, analyse and execute opportunities in the market, supporting the needs of our clients in a professional and fully compliant way. Our Markets business aims to become the leading emerging markets fixed income, financing, and securities service franchise, and a leader in sustainable finance, advisory, trading and asset servicing.

The business will achieve this by expanding product capabilities, building on footprint market strength, developing our talent and using technology to transform our ways of working. We’re looking for highly capable individuals to join us and maintain the highest levels of integrity and professionalism, in line with our valued behaviours.

About Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)

For more than 170 years we’ve support clients with their transaction banking, financial markets, corporate finance and borrowing needs and provide solutions to nearly 20,000 clients in the world’s fastest-growing economies and most active trade corridors.

Key Responsibilities

• To assist in providing an accurate and timely derivative and rates pricing service to sales staff, to meet customer needs at competitive prices.
• Be familiar with the desks’ trading operations.
• Manage the portfolio risk generated in trading by adhering to approved GMR limits and seeking excess approvals where necessary.
• Monitor regulatory and market developments and provide feedback on the market and the business to the sales and management.
• Comply with all applicable money laundering prevention procedures and, in particular, report any suspicious activity to the Business Money Laundering Prevention Officer and line manager.
• Manage both delegated IR and FX risk in CNY, HKD and offshore currencies authorized by Group/Regional and own the risk generated in trading by adhering to approved GMR limits and seeking excess approvals where necessary.
• Responsible for GCNA related product: EM Rates trading.
• Ensure all limits are not breached.
• Comply with all applicable money laundering prevention procedures and in particular, report any suspicious activity to the business money laundering prevention officer and line manager as well.

Skills and Experience

• Financial mathematics and financial products.
• Risk management, financial and credit analysis.
• Experienced in using and adapting to client behaviors and preferences.
• Financial Services industry and regulatory experience.
• Economic analysis and modelling.
• Emerging technology.