FX/Commodity Trader
An award-winning brokerage firm is seeking experienced sales traders to join a rapidly growing team. We specialize in providing energy hedging solutions to UK-based corporate clients. This role involves developing and managing a portfolio of Mid Cap and Large Cap companies, many of which will be entering financial hedges for the first time.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and manage a portfolio of Mid Cap and Large Cap companies.
- Manage the execution process with strong technical proficiency.
- Apply option pricing principles.
- Understand corporate risk management and treasury policies, particularly for Mid Cap UK clients.
- Ensure suitability and appropriateness of hedging solutions.
- Maintain working knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks.
- Convert established prospects from the firm's sales and marketing channels.
- Oversee customer engagement and execution of energy hedging products.
- Educate customers about energy hedging products.
- Collaborate daily with sales, marketing, operations (onboarding and credit), and management.
Desired Skills & Experience:
- Aspire to the highest standards in work.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills combined with ambition, determination, and an excellent work ethic.
- Transparency, attention to detail, and strong technical abilities.
- Apply a commercial approach to client management.
Required Qualifications:
- Knowledge of option-based hedging solutions.
- Experience in derivative execution.
- Proficiency in credit/margin handling.
- 3-5 years of sales/trading experience in financial markets.
- FX Broking qualifications.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience selling FX options or working within banking, specifically dealing with larger corporate clients.
- Familiarity with the commodities sector.