Associate, Equity Derivatives Trade Services, Equity Derivatives

CLSA; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

CLSA is seeking a Trade Support professional within the Front Office Equity Derivatives team in Hong Kong. You will collaborate with Front Office Trading, Sales, Structurers and Quant desks to cover trade bookings for Delta One, vanilla and exotic derivatives.

Responsibilities include checking automated bookings, life cycle events, confirmations, term sheets and preparing valuation reports. Fluent in English and Putonghua with strong communication and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• A degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or related discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of Trade Support experience on a trading desk or middle office.
• Strong understanding of vanilla and exotic equity products.
• Detail oriented with time management and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team.
• Willingness to learn and take on new tasks.
• Experience with Calypso is a plus.
• Fluent in English and Chinese (Putonghua).

Responsibilities

• Check automated bookings for Delta One, Flow and Exotic Derivatives Products.
• Trade booking of vanilla instruments across A shares, HK, ASEAN, US and Europe.
• Trade booking of Structured Products including Autocallables, Sharkfin, Boosters, BEN, FCN, ELN.
• Process life cycle events including expiries, early termination, redemption, coupons and corporate actions.
• Process trade confirmations and term sheets.
• Setup and send valuation reports to clients.
• Prepare periodic/ad-hoc trade summaries for internal reporting.
• Handle daily tasks such as PnL reconciliations with Product Control, Operations, Finance.

Skills

Fluent in English and Chinese (Putongh

Education

Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or related discipline

Tools

Calypso

Job description

Overview

The position is within Front Office, reporting to Equity Derivatives Department. The role will work directly with the Front Office Trading, Sales, Structurers and Quantitative desks covering trade booking for the Equity Derivatives and Delta 1 products.

Responsibilities

• Check automated bookings for Delta One, Flow and Exotic Derivatives Products
• Trade booking of vanilla instruments, including vanilla equity options, stocks, futures, TRS, IRS, FX (swap/ spot/ NDF) across A shares, Hong Kong, ASEAN, US and European underlying
• Trade booking of Structured Products, including Autocallables, Sharkfin, Boosters, BEN, FCN, ELN etc
• Process life cycle events, including expiries, early termination, redemption by cash/ physical delivery, coupon pay-outs, corporate action adjustments, etc.
• Process trade confirmations and term sheets
• Setup and send valuation reports to clients
• Prepare periodic/ ad-hoc trade summaries for internal reporting purposes
• Handle other daily tasks such as PnL reconciliations liaising with Product Control, Operations, Finance

Qualifications

• Degree holder in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or related discipline(s)
• Minimum 4 years of Trade Support experience either working with a Trading Desk or in a Middle Office function on the trading desk
• Basic understanding of vanilla and exotic products for equities
• Detail oriented, focus on accuracy and time management
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
• Willingness to learn and not afraid to take on new tasks
• Ability to quickly learn new payoffs, booking models and concepts
• Any experience in using Calypso is a plus
• Fluent in English and Chinese (including Putonghua)