Execution trader on a discretionary macro portfolio management team focused on credit markets
Requirements
- Experience with OMS/EMS platforms such as MarketAxess and TradeWeb
- Understanding of order lifecycle from order generation to booking and TCA
Responsibilities
- Work with the Portfolio Manager on electronic and non-electronic execution of all credit trades
- Maintain strong relationships with a broad set of liquidity providers
- Analyze IG new issues and maintain relationships with syndicate desks
- Be responsible for position maintenance (e.g., CDS rolls) and be the point person working with the back office for corporate actions
- Participate in research projects, including transaction cost analysis and broker/algorithm evaluation
Other
- 3-5 years of work experience as a credit trader in corporate bonds or CDS
- Team player, driven, and collaborative
- Tenacious, detail-orientated, organized, and proactive about potential operational risks
- Strong problem solving and communication skills
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
