FX/Rates Risk Trader

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute high-conviction proprietary strategies across Rates and FX, including directional trades, curve/relative value, carry/roll-down, volatility trading, and basis/arbitrage opportunities.
• Monitor global macro themes (central bank policy, inflation, geopolitics, fiscal developments, data surprises) and translate them into actionable trades.
• Manage a live trading book: position sizing, hedging, real-time PnL monitoring, and intraday risk adjustments.
• Execute efficiently on electronic platforms, voice brokers, and multilateral venues while minimizing slippage and market impact.
• Collaborate with quants, researchers, to incorporate systematic signals or fundamental overlays.
• Strictly adhere to firm-wide risk limits and help improve trading infrastructure/tools.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of profitable risk trading in Rates and/or FX at top tier investment banks, or prior hed...