Role
A Cubist portfolio management team specializing in the systematic trading of US credit markets is looking for a highly talented Execution Trader. This is an opportunity for someone to source (electronic and voice) liquidity in the credit markets and pilot automated trading systems and take a central role on the front lines of the team’s investment process.
Responsibilities
- Work with the Portfolio Manager on electronic and non-electronic execution of all credit trades
- Maintain strong relationships with a broad set of liquidity providers
- Proactively monitor and assess portfolio risk exposures, in collaboration with the portfolio manager
- Track realized transaction costs and analyze execution quality stats
- Contribute to the internal development and external sourcing of execution algorithms
- Be responsible for position maintenance (e.g., CDS rolls) and be the point person working with the back office for corporate actions
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the investment process, in collaboration with the rest of the team
Requirements
- 3+ years of work experience as a credit trader in single-name CDS and/or corporate bonds.
- Experience with OMS/EMS platforms such as MarketAxess and TradeWeb
- Experience with credit ETFs, interest rate derivatives, or equity options markets is a plus
- Exposure to quantitative/systematic strategies is a plus
- Some programming skills are a plus (e.g., SQL, Python, Excel VBA) and a strong self-learner
- Tenacious, detail-orientated, organized, and proactive about potential operational risks
- Keen intuition for markets and a passion for studying them. Team player, driven and collaborative
The annual base salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
