Equity Financing Trader - Associate / Vice President

Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited; Hong Kong; Presencial; HKD 1 000 000 - 3 000 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited is seeking an Equity Financing Trader at Associate/VP level to manage a secured equity financing book across APAC markets. The role focuses on driving revenue, optimising funding costs, and mitigating risk in partnership with Trading, Sales and Structuring teams.

You will optimise collateral pools, develop market surveillance tools, and collaborate with control functions to ensure governance and regulatory compliance.

Qualificações

• 4–8 years of experience in equity financing or a related trading role.
• In-depth knowledge of equity financing products and APAC equity market structure.
• Strong coding ability in Python and/or SQL, with demonstrated application to trading tools or analytics.
• Proficiency in Bloomberg, booking systems and trading protocols.

Responsabilidades

• Arrange secured financing for APAC markets to meet regulatory and internal requirements, raise liquidity, and optimise funding costs.
• Drive optimisation of financial resource usage, with particular focus on GSIB footprint and RWA efficiency.
• Manage the collateral pool, including margin and haircut optimisation, to reduce the cost of funding across Equities businesses.
• Develop and manage relationships with external trading counterparties; assess market situations and identify suitable counterparties.
• Coordinate with Sales, Structuring, and other organisations across Markets and the broader business.
• Develop tools and workflows to enhance trading efficiency, book position monitoring, and market surveillance.

Conhecimentos

Equity financing

APAC market structure

Python/SQL

Bloomberg systems

Analytical thinking

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Licensing/registrations

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance/Economics/Math

Ferramentas

Bloomberg

Booking systems

Trading protocols

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Equity Financing Trader - Associate / Vice President

The Equity Financing Trader is a position responsible for managing a secured equity financing book across APAC markets, driving revenue generation and optimising financial resource usage (GSIB/RWA), and mitigating risk, in close coordination with the Trading, Sales, and Structuring teams. The overall objective of this role is to optimise funding costs, manage financial resources and collateral efficiently, while maintaining rigorous risk and controls standards.

Responsibilities

Core Trading & Business

• Arrange secured financing for APAC markets to meet regulatory and internal requirements, raise liquidity, and optimise funding costs. Products include, but are not limited to, securities lending upgrades, repo, total return swaps, and related FX and interest rate derivatives
• Drive optimisation of financial resource usage, with particular focus on GSIB footprint and RWA efficiency
• Manage the collateral pool, including margin and haircut optimisation, to reduce the cost of funding across Equities businesses
• Develop and manage relationships with external trading counterparties; assess market situations and identify suitable counterparties
• Coordinate with Sales, Structuring, and other organisations across Markets and the broader business
• Develop tools and workflows to enhance trading efficiency, book position monitoring, and market surveillance

Risk, Governance & Controls

• Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, and Finance to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure
• Appropriately assess the risk/reward of transactions and business decisions, demonstrating proper consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, applying sound ethical judgment, and escalating, managing, and reporting control issues with transparency
• Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role; obtain and maintain all required registrations and licenses within the appropriate timeframe
• Contribute to a culture of responsible finance, sound governance, supervision, expense discipline, and ethics

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of experience in equity financing or a related trading role
• In-depth knowledge of equity financing products and APAC equity market structure
• Strong coding ability in Python and/or SQL, with demonstrated application to trading tools or analytics
• Proficiency in Bloomberg, booking systems and trading protocols
• Advanced analytical and numerical competency
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Required licensing and registrations as applicable to the role and jurisdiction

Education

• Bachelor's degree / University degree or equivalent experience; degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline preferred

Job Family Group

Institutional Trading

Job Family

Trading

Citi is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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