Fx Trading Associate

Join us an Asian FX Trader

• We are looking to add to our growing Global EM FX team at NWM. This role will be based in Singapore, but you will work closely within the Global pod with teams based in London and Stamford.
• Your focus will be supporting the Asia FX franchise during SG hours with the benefit of having access to our Global customer franchise including a strong mix of Corporate, FI, Real Money and Private Fund names.
• You will be working closely with key stakeholders to develop a strong Asia FX offering across traditional Voice and Electronic venues. You will contribute to the Global EM franchise development, reviewing all flows and market movements across various regions and building strong communication channels with wider teams and generating trading strategies.

What you’ll do

You will be involved with on-going projects with particular focus on electronic trading and help build pricing / analytics / risk management tools. You will be working alongside a VP EM trader.

Your top priorities will include:

• Providing consistent levels of pricing, ensuring that the client pricing capability is consistent with business goals.
• Helping meet financial objectives including managing costs as set down by trading management.
• Working with sales to widen our client foot print.
• Contributing to the overall desk trading strategy. Conducting regular reviews looking at key flow metrics as well as desk performance and formulate plans to address underperforming areas. Escalating any risk breaches or system weaknesses in line with policies, whether this be related to market risk, conduct risk, operational risk or otherwise.
• Ensuring that your product area is compliant with dealing authorities, positions and risk limits, as well as our regulators' rules and regulations.

The skills you'll need:

We need you to have experience of trading Asian FX, including either non-deliverable or deliverable forwards, or ideally both. Some electronic trading literacy is required although this need not be direct electronic trading experience.

Furthermore, you'll need:

To be a team player with a strong work ethic and a high degree of initiative.
The ability to handle pressure in a fast-paced trading environment.