The Trader position is responsible for assisting with a trading book and mitigating risk, in coordination with the Trading team, to process trades for a trading book and achieve revenue targets.
Requirements
- Knowledge of respective products and clients
- Advanced analytical and numerical competency
- Ability to analyze and pitch situations and determine suitable counterparties
- Knowledge of Bloomberg, booking systems, trading protocol, closing technicalities.
Responsibilities
- Assist with a trading book and generate revenues and manage risk for the respective business
- Trade a book and deliver on budgeted revenues and manage book risk
- Anticipate client demand in each respective product/market
- Coordinate with desk analysts as needed and with sales to develop the franchise
- Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure
- Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; demonstrating proper consideration for the firm’s reputation
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Other
- 5-8 years of experience in a related role
- Required licensing and registrations as applicable
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
