Discretionary Trader

Overview

As a Junior Discretionary Trader you will work with senior traders and researchers to learn discretionary and systemic trading. You’ll support daily portfolio monitoring, hedging, and trade execution to maintain target positions. The role combines fundamental analysis, risk management, and on‑desk collaboration to leverage a world‑class research platform. This is a hands‑on, learning‑oriented opportunity in a global, data‑driven trading environment, with mentorship and exposure to multiple asset classes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior traders and quantitative researchers to structure and evaluate new trading opportunities
• Generate PnL tracking and attribution reports based on trade ideas
• Monitor and analyze portfolio performance to generate risk reports
• Hedge books and allocate hedges appropriately
• Execute large or complex trades which cannot be automated due to complexity or liquidity constraints

Key requirements

• Recent or soon‑to‑be graduate with relevant coursework, internship, or experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or related field as listed
• Strong communication skills for collaboration across teams
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to perform in a fast‑paced environment
• Programming skills with at least one major language, notably Python

• strong communication
• collaboration
• attention to urgency
• global teamwork
• Python
• programming/scripting language

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