Repo Trader

What you’ll do

In this role, you will assist the fixed income financing efforts of the firm in APAC. This role requires a large degree of autonomy and would suit a self-starter looking to make an impact. Specifically, you will:

• Maintain trade life cycles and position management
• Execute and book trades and ensure settlement
• Identify trade discrepancies and ensure timely resolution
• Compile and distribute market color to traders and portfolio managers
• Maintain and leverage relationships with counterparties
• Continuously look to improve existing processes
• Become the trusted go-to person for APAC fixed income financing to portfolio managers, execution traders, and other internal stakeholders
• Partner with colleagues across the Treasury team within APAC and globally on initiatives including, but not limited to:

o Enhancing data, reporting, and workflow technology to improve efficiency

o Strategically advancing the firm’s partnerships with key counterparties

o Exchanging subject matter expertise with colleagues in other functions

• Partner with Compliance, Tax, Technology, and Operations

What’s required

• At least two years of experience in an APAC repo trading role
• Strong working knowledge of sovereign fixed income markets, knowledge of credit and emerging markets desirable
• Ability to build meaningful sell-side relationships with an understanding of the need to maintain gross balances with individual dealers
• Good understanding of BoJ operations and general JPY money market functionality
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate market color to traders and portfolio managers
• Ability to work independently and drive initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure
• Strong understanding of Operations’ role within a hedge fund and the trade settlement process
• Excellent attention to detail and organization skills
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and D2C repo execution systems like GLMX, Tradeweb, and BTQ.
• Experience using Bloomberg
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards