Global Equities - Cash Equities CRB Trader - Vice President or Executive Director

J.P. Morgan; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm seeks a Cash Equities Central Risk Book Trader in London. The role involves trading, managing risk, and collaborating with technology professionals to enhance client execution. Proficiency in quantitative data analysis and a proven trading track record are essential. The successful candidate will oversee trading strategies to improve profitability and maintain client relationships. The role encompasses UK regulated activity, necessitating adherence to regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in equity markets, ideally US & EMEA.
• Understanding of common systematic trading strategies.
• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Research & implementation of trading signals & liquidity provision strategies.
• Oversight & development of the systematic risk management of the portfolio.
• Develop risk pricing & execution cost models.
• Proactively collaborate with technology & quant research teams.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients.

Skills

Experience trading & managing risk in equity markets

Proven trading track record of systematic trading profitability

Fluency in quantitative data analysis using tools like python

Organizational and time management skills

Strong communication skills

Tools

Python

Pandas

KDB

Job description

The Equities business at J.P.Morgan provides a full complement of equity and equity-linked solutions to institutional investor clients — from ideas and insights from top-ranked analysts, to high-touch sales and trading services, to world-class algorithmic and electronic trading capabilities.

As an EMEA-based Cash Equities Central Risk Book (CRB) Trader in Global Equities you will work in close partnership with our technology and quant research professionals, as well as the global CRB trading team, to enhance client execution through systematic liquidity provision, research & implement strategies to improve desk profitability and manage the risk & operation of our systematic trading.

Cash Equities provides risk and agency-trading capabilities to global clients. This role can be based in either of our Paris or London offices.

Job responsibilities

• Research & implementation of trading signals & liquidity provision strategies in global cash equities & futures
• Oversight & development of the systematic risk management of the desk’s portfolio using risk models & optimisers
• Develop risk pricing & execution cost models to reduce costs & improve profitability
• Collaborate proactively with the CRB technology & quant research team members, as well as with the global CRB trading team
• Build and maintain relationships with clients of the CRB trading services in these markets

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience trading & managing risk in equity markets, ideally US & EMEA
• Proven trading track record of systematic trading profitability & understanding of common systematic trading strategies
• Fluency in quantitative data analysis using latest tools, preferably python, pandas & KDB
• Organizational and time management skills
• Strong communication, both real-time & technical communication

This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities.