Assist the Team Leader and Trader in formulating the team’s middle and long-term hedge plan and trading strategies. Function as an Assistant Trader and Analyst.
Responsibilities:
* Assist the Team Leader and Trader in formulating the team’s middle and long-term hedge plan and trading strategies.
* Will conduct credit analysis of US corporates, formulate a hedge plan and will then create an application to implement the plan. Will execute credit derivatives trades in line with the bank’s guidelines.
* In addition, will conduct credit analysis of European and Latin American corporate names.
* Create a daily market recap to report to the Tokyo Head Office. Respond to inquiries from Head Office by creating reports, and recap with an opinion.
* Conduct research into regulations, laws, market rules, systems and any other issues related to credit derivatives.
* Support any other exit strategies within the bank’s guidelines.
* Develop and upgrade the bank’s credit portfolio management (hedge) techniques. The candidate is expected to be very experienced in this field.
* Develop and upgrade system infrastructure. The candidate is expected to be experienced in trading flow infrastructure.
* Implement front system operations. Communicate to the middle and back office to complete and settle trade operations. The candidate must have good communication skills.
* Support team leader and trader in audits, on/offsite monitoring and investigations by internal and external auditors.
* Communicate with the Head Office in Japanese.
* Conduct other assignments as required by the Team Leader and Trader.
Requirements
Experience/Abilities:
* The candidate should have an outstanding knowledge of corporate credit analysis. Experience analyzing credit derivatives or fixed income transactions at a large investment bank or asset manager is also desirable.
* The candidate is expected to be a highly motivated, proactive, creative, challenging and flexible person.
* The candidate should have a high sense of responsibility.
* The candidate will be required to trade single name CDS and CDX. It is not necessary to have prior trading experience. However, basic credit market knowledge is required.
* A candidate with back office experience is welcome.
* Fluency in English and Japanese is required.
* Experienced in trading flow infrastructure is required.
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