Fixed Income - Total Return Swaps Trader

Barclays

London, United Kingdom
Fixed income cash and derivative instruments
Global financial markets monitoring
Risk management for trading portfolio
Execute trades and manage risk within a defined portfolio of financial instruments and staying informed about market trends and developments to make informed trading decisions

Job Summary

  • Execute trades and manage risk within a defined portfolio of financial instruments and staying informed about market trends and developments to make informed trading decisions.
  • Make markets in products traded on the desk for our global client base, contribution to team Risk and P&L management, sales & client interaction and working with a variety of internal and external partners.
  • The Fixed Income Total Return Swaps Trading team runs a global business within the Markets business and is a leading provider of Fixed Income (FI) Index Total Return Swaps.

Matching Summary

Execute trades and manage risk within a defined portfolio of financial instruments and staying informed about market trends and developments to make informed trading decisions.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Fixed Income cash and derivative instruments
  • Global financial markets monitoring
  • Risk management for trading portfolio
  • Collaboration with research analysts

Nice-to-have

  • Comfort with ambiguity
  • Strong logical reasoning
  • Ability to work with multiple teams across geographies

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Previous related experience in market trading desk
  • Proficient with Bloomberg, Python and/or other coding experience
  • Familiarity with financing markets
  • Comfort with reading and writing trade documentation

Work Rights

Certified role under PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority

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