Associate Director, Trading

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd seeks a skilled FX trader to execute Macro strategies and actively market domestic FX products under the bank's market maker license. The role focuses on GCNA FX products, managing IR/FX risks and building client relationships around global markets.

The candidate will collaborate with Sales and Structuring teams to grow the HKD/CNH FX franchise, while ensuring compliance with securities regulations and risk controls.

Qualifications

• Customer-centric trading mindset and market analysis.
• Proficient with risk controls and regulatory compliance.
• Strong understanding of FX markets and GCNA products.

Responsibilities

• Execute Macro trading strategy in Hongkong as set by the bank and group Macro business.
• Actively make market on domestic FX products under the bank's market maker license.
• Increase franchise with global clients and promote HKD/CNH FX business.
• Manage IR/FX risks to maximise revenue.
• Achieve individual and team targets.
• Collaborate with Sales and Structuring to build relationships with strategic clients.

Skills

Customer Behavior and Preferences

Market Risk

Securities Laws and Regulations (SLR)

Service Excellence

Trading

Financial Mathematics

Education

University degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• • Execute Macro trading strategy in Hongkong as set by the bank and group Macro business


• • Actively make market on domestic FX products under the bank's market maker license and primary dealership.


• • Increase franchise with global clients and promote scalable HKD/CNH FX business


• • Manage IR/FX risks appropriately to maximise revenue


• • Accountable for achieving both individual and team targets


• • Implement trading strategy and engage with Sales and Structuring to build a long lasting relationship with strategic clients


• • Manage FX books in HK and collaborate with other trading team on cross market client flows.


• • Build a professional reputation for SCB in Hongkong domestic market with outstanding trading performance.


• • Provide accurate and timely FX pricing and market commentary


• • Responsible for GCNA related product: FX trading.


• • Ensure all limits are not breached.


• • Comply with all applicable money laundering prevention procedures and in particular, report any suspicious activity to the business money laundering prevention officer and line manager as well.


• • To ensure the market risk and credit risk is well managed while trading

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent qualification


• Fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese


• Skills & Experience
  
  
  
  • Customer Behavior and Preferences
  
  
  • Market Risk
  
  
  • Securities Laws and Regulations (SLR) Compliance
  
  
  • Service Excellence
  
  
  • Trading
  
  
  • Financial Mathematics
  
  
  
  

Job Summary

To build a professional reputation for SCB HK for Macro GCNA products, including CNH/CNO, HKD, CNY NDF and TWD NDF. Also to ensure our GCNA franchise is being widely marketed and sales and clients well covered around the clock.

Key Responsibilities

• • Execute Macro trading strategy in Hongkong as set by the bank and group Macro business


• • Actively make market on domestic FX products under the bank's market maker license and primary dealership.


• • Increase franchise with global clients and promote scalable HKD/CNH FX business


• • Manage IR/FX risks appropriately to maximise revenue


• • Accountable for achieving both individual and team targets


• • Implement trading strategy and engage with Sales and Structuring to build a long lasting relationship with strategic clients


• • Manage FX books in HK and collaborate with other trading team on cross market client flows.


• • Build a professional reputation for SCB in Hongkong domestic market with outstanding trading performance.


• • Provide accurate and timely FX pricing and market commentary


• • Responsible for GCNA related product: FX trading.


• • Ensure all limits are not breached.


• • Comply with all applicable money laundering prevention procedures and in particular, report any suspicious activity to the business money laundering prevention officer and line manager as well.


• • To ensure the market risk and credit risk is well managed while trading

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent qualification


• Fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese


• Skills & Experience
  
  
  
  • Customer Behavior and Preferences
  
  
  • Market Risk
  
  
  • Securities Laws and Regulations (SLR) Compliance
  
  
  • Service Excellence
  
  
  • Trading
  
  
  • Financial Mathematics
  
  
  
  

Job Summary

To build a professional reputation for SCB HK for Macro GCNA products, including CNH/CNO, HKD, CNY NDF and TWD NDF. Also to ensure our GCNA franchise is being widely marketed and sales and clients well covered around the clock.

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.


• In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.


• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.


• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.


• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.


• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global employee assistance programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and self-help toolkits.


• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual, and digital learning.

Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.

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The world's best international bank, leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East Standard Chartered PLC, listed on both London and Hong Kong stock exchanges, ranks among the top 25 companies in the FTSE-100. The London-headquartered Group has operated for over 150 years in some of the world's most dynamic markets. Its income and profits have more than doubled over the last five years primarily as a result of organic growth and supplemented by acquisitions.

Standard Chartered aspires to be the best international bank for its customers across its markets. The Bank derives more than 90 per cent of its operating income and profits from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, generated from its Wholesale and Consumer Banking businesses. The Group has around 1,750 branches and outlets located in over 70 countries.

The extraordinary growth of its markets and businesses creates exciting and challenging international career opportunities. Leading by example to be the right partner for its stakeholders, the Group is committed to building a sustainable business over the long term and is trusted worldwide for upholding high standards of corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity. It employs 75,000 people, nearly half of who are women. The Group's employees are of 115 nationalities, of which 60 are represented among senior management.

Standard Chartered is an equal opportunity employer. We have a meritocratic culture where each individual employee is valued and respected for who they are as a person and for what they bring to the organisation. Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage.

The world's best international bank, leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East Standard Chartered PLC, listed on both London and Hong Kong stock exchanges, ranks among the top 25 companies in the FTSE-100. The London-headquartered Group has operated for over 150 years in some of the world's most dynamic markets. Its income and profits have more than doubled over the last five years primarily as a result of organic growth and supplemented by acquisitions.

Standard Chartered aspires to be the best international bank for its customers across its markets. The Bank derives more than 90 per cent of its operating income and profits from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, generated from its Wholesale and Consumer Banking businesses. The Group has around 1,750 branches and outlets located in over 70 countries.

The extraordinary growth of its markets and businesses creates exciting and challenging international career opportunities. Leading by example to be the right partner for its stakeholders, the Group is committed to building a sustainable business over the long term and is trusted worldwide for upholding high standards of corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity. It employs 75,000 people, nearly half of who are women. The Group's employees are of 115 nationalities, of which 60 are represented among senior management.

Standard Chartered is an equal opportunity employer. We have a meritocratic culture where each individual employee is valued and respected for who they are as a person and for what they bring to the organisation. Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage.

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