ETF Analyst - Hudson Highland Limited

Hudson Highland Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson Highland Limited in Hong Kong seeks an ETF Investment Analyst focusing on leveraged and inverse ETF strategies and derivatives. You will collaborate with portfolio managers, trading desks, and product teams to support daily ETF portfolio management and derivatives implementation.

The ideal candidate has 2–3 years of investment experience with hands-on derivatives exposure, a strong quantitative background with Python, experience on Bloomberg, and CFA/FRM candidacy is a plus.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of investment experience with hands-on derivatives exposure.
• Experience with ETF strategies, including leverage and inverse products, and related derivatives exposure.
• Strong Python skills and a solid quantitative background.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg for trading, analytics and research.
• Knowledge of ETF ecosystem, index methodologies and capital markets advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support daily ETF portfolio management: trade execution, rebalancing, cash management, corporate actions, risk monitoring and tracking error analysis.
• Help manage equity, fixed income and derivatives-based ETF strategies, including leveraged and inverse products.
• Monitor and analyze the derivatives (options, futures and swaps) used in ETF implementation.
• Research ETF market structure, derivatives liquidity, index methodologies and institutional adoption trends.
• Build and enhance portfolio management tools, automation and investment analytics.
• Work with capital markets, product, risk and operations teams on product launches and ongoing fund management.

Skills

Derivatives exposure

Python

Bloomberg

Quantitative

Education

CFA/FRM candidate or holder

Tools

Bloomberg Terminal

Job description

A global asset management firm with a major international ETF platform is hiring an ETF Investment Analyst in Hong Kong. The role has a focus on leveraged and inverse (L&I) and derivatives -based strategies, with genuine scope to grow into portfolio management.

About the opportunity

You will support the management of a broad range of ETF strategies across equity, fixed income and derivatives, with a particular focus on derivatives-based and L&I products. Working alongside portfolio managers, trading counterparties and product teams, you will gain hands‑on exposure across portfolio management, ETF trading, derivatives implementation, capital markets and index methodologies.

Your focus

• Support daily ETF portfolio management: trade execution, rebalancing, cash management, corporate actions, risk monitoring and tracking error analysis
• Help manage equity, fixed income and derivatives-based ETF strategies, including leveraged and inverse products
• Monitor and analyse the derivatives (options, futures and swaps) used in ETF implementation
• Research ETF market structure, derivatives liquidity, index methodologies and institutional adoption trends
• Build and enhance portfolio management tools, automation and investment analytics
• Work with capital markets, product, risk and operations teams on product launches and ongoing fund management

What we're after

• 2 to 3 years of relevant investment experience, with hands‑on derivatives exposure (essential)
• Derivatives background ideally gained at an asset management firm, in options, futures and swaps trading, or at an index provider
• A strong quantitative background , including machine learning and solid Python skills
• Comfort trading on Bloomberg, with sharp analytical and problem‑solving ability
• A good grasp of the ETF ecosystem, portfolio construction and index methodologies
• Self‑motivated and detail‑focused, keen to develop into a portfolio manager
• CFA or FRM (candidate or holder), and knowledge of the AP / market maker ecosystem, are a plus