STIR Trader – Vice President or Director

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a skilled professional to analyze global FX markets and manage risk. This role involves expanding client relationships through innovative financing solutions and leveraging analytical tools. Candidates should have a strong educational background, ideally with experience in trading FX swaps and an understanding of regulatory frameworks.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible work/life balance options

Opportunities for challenging work

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree required; CFA and/or Master’s are assets.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, communication and computer skills.
• Excellent understanding of global fixed income and FX swaps markets.

Responsibilities

• Analyze global interest rate and FX markets for trading opportunities.
• Manage FX and liquidity risk while collaborating with internal partners.
• Identify operational risks and comply with firm policies.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Client Relationship Building

FX Swaps

Interest Rates

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

CFA and/or Master’s degree

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

• Increase revenue by seeking out asymmetric return and arbitrage opportunities across various fixed income and FX products.
• Strengthen platform by offering unique financing solutions to clients

What will you do?

• Analyze global interest rate and FX markets to seek out and execute upon asymmetric return and arbitrage opportunities
  • Bonds, Repo, MM products, interest rate futures, interest rate swaps, asset swaps, invoice spreads, cash-futures basis, RV
  • Spot FX, FX swaps
• Seek out new clients and expand activity with existing clients by leveraging unique financing solutions (e.g. total return swaps, collateral swaps)
• Effective management of interest rate, FX and liquidity risk
• Collaborate globally with internal partners to strengthen client relationships
• Share strategies and market insights with management
• Expand desk’s analytical and modelling tools

• Proactively identify operational risks/control deficiencies in the business
• Review and comply with Firm Policies applicable to your business activities
• Escalate operational risk loss events, control deficiencies and risks that you identify to your line manager and the relevant risk and control functions on a timely basis

What you need to succeed?

Required

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree (CFA and/or Master’s degree are assets)
• Curious and creative self-starter with a proven track record of innovative trade idea generation
• Excellent work ethic and aptitude for risk management
• Strong quantitative, analytical, communication and computer skills
• Excellent understanding of global fixed income and FX swaps markets
• Expertise in financing markets with a focus on balance sheet and collateral optimization
• Experience trading FX swaps and treasury cash-futures basis
• Experience quoting term repo, extendible repo, evergreen repo, bond forwards, T-locks and total return swaps
• Strong understanding of regulatory landscape (Basel III) and collateral management themes

Preferred

• CAD & USD registered

Behavioural

• Must have the ability to perform under periods of pressure.
• Good communication skills are essential at various levels of seniority when dealing with internal and external customers as well as other business units.

Technical

• Regulatory understanding of fixed income and FX markets

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Flexible work/life balance options

Job Skills

Analytical Thinking, Asset Swaps, Client Prospecting, Client Relationship Building, FX Swaps, Interest Rates, Interest Rate Swap, Teamwork, Total Return Swaps

Additional Job Details

Address:

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-05-29

Application Deadline:

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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