Securities - EQ Systematic Market Making - Quantitative Trader - Executive Director - London

Goldman Sachs & Co. ,
London, Greater London

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MORE ABOUT THIS JOB Application Opening Date:09 June 2020Application Closing Date:06 July 2020Location:LondonSalary:CompetitiveFull time OUR IMPACT Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, which include corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers. We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world, raise funding, and manage risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for the markets, with individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor. RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS HOW YOU WILL FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL Candidates joining the EQ SMM Trading desk are engaged in market making ETFs, swaps, futures and equity portfolios. The desk offers liquidity primarily in a principal capacity and trade with clients via 3rdparty RFQ platforms and directly with clients intermediated by sales. Team members combine their mathematical, programming and market expertise to generate systematic pricing and hedging strategies on European macro products. The desk looks for individuals with strong trading background, the ability to take and manage financial risk and with a strong motivation to get hands on with systematic pricing, hedging as well as algorithmic trading. - Price ETF risk and NAV requests on 3rdparty RFQ platforms and to internal sales teams.- Improve pricing and hedging models for global EM ETFs and futures.- Develop new pricing models for global EM and exotic DM ETFs.- Explore dislocations on global EM wrappers working alongside our global teams.- Manage intraday and overnight desk risk. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES WE ARE LOOKING FOR -Strong academic record with Bachelor's level, equivalent or above required- Significant trading experience on market making ETFs both OTC and on exchange required- Thorough understanding of European and US listed ETFs required- Hands on experience managing risk on an equities trading desk required- Hands on experience with low-latency execution required- Familiarity with international ETF, Commodity, Currency and Emerging Markets- Experience working on pricing strategies and a high frequency algorithmic trading strategies and implementing trading strategies required- Experience of performing research and valuations required- Proficiency with Excel (including VBA) and knowledge of Bloomberg etc.- Demonstrable involvement with continuous improvement initiatives required- Excellent communication (verbal and written) required- Must be a collaborative team-player ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at .We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2020. All rights reserved.Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Location(s)UK-London Job ID2020-63824 Schedule TypeFull Time LevelVice President Function(s)General RegionEMEA DivisionSecurities Business UnitEQ EMEA Trading Employment TypeEmployee