Credit Trader (IG Credit)

Coolabah Capital Investments; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Coolabah Capital Investments, based in London, is seeking a highly quantitative trader for the portfolio management team. The role reports to the US and European Head of Trading and is a permanent, full-time position with a mandatory in-office presence five days a week.

The successful candidate will generate alpha in fixed income, perform deep quantitative analysis, and support risk management and portfolio reporting.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years' experience in credit markets.
• Background in Financials advantageous but not essential.
• Strong quantitative modelling capabilities.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Idea generation for actionable alpha across fixed-income.
• Deep quantitative analysis of investment opportunities.
• Trade implementation across OTC cash, derivatives and listed domains.
• Portfolio reporting and risk management.
• Contributions to the investment team.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Credit markets

Fixed income trading

Python/R coding

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Coolabah Capital Investments is a leading global fixed-income investor managing over USD $15 billion for institutional and retail clients. The Firm focuses on generating alpha from security-specific positions through highly quantitative proprietary models. The team includes a 14-person portfolio management team and 22 analysts across a total of 65 talented, full-time staff located in our offices in London, Miami, Nassau, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.

About the role

The role is for a highly quantitative trader position within the portfolio management team, based in London. The successful individual will report to the US and European Head of Trading. The role is a permanent, full-time position, and the successful candidate will be expected to be in the office 5 days a week.

Key responsibilities include

• Idea generation in relation to actionable alpha across the entire fixed-income asset-class
• Deep quantitative analysis of investment opportunities
• Trade implementation and execution across OTC cash, derivatives and listed domains
• Portfolio reporting and risk management
• Contributions to further supporting the entire investment team

Skills and experience

We welcome applications from highly motivated and talented candidates with at least 3 years' experience in credit markets, with a background in Financials being advantageous but not essential. Exceptional candidates with similar fixed income experience may also be considered. The ideal candidate is looking to make a long-term commitment to their next position and possesses the following attributes

• Exceptional talent and problem-solving abilities
• Experience trading IG credit instruments and/or interest rates markets
• Track-record of superior performance and decision making under pressure
• Highly quantitative skills and modelling capabilities
• Coding experience is an advantage, ideally in Python or R
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• High-intensity work ethic and willingness to work outside normal hours when required
• Track-record of high academic achievement in a highly quantitative discipline
• High levels of honesty, reliability and dependability

It is expected that a market-competitive contract will be agreed with the opportunity to participate in the bonus pool, including equity participation over time. The work will be demanding but also highly rewarding with the right candidate able to assume significant responsibilities and contribute directly to portfolio performance.