Trader - International Markets

Spec Finance (ifsc); Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Spec Finance, based at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, seeks an experienced International Markets Trader to oversee trading and positions across US and global futures, options and fixed-income markets.

The role demands deep knowledge of market structure, risk management, margining and execution, with a focus on cross-border liquidity and macro developments in US, Europe and Asia.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years in international financial markets/trading.
• Strong knowledge of international market structure, derivatives, margining, execution, liquidity and risk management.
• Experience with futures and options execution.
• Proficiency with major trading platforms.
• Ability to monitor markets across different time zones.

Responsibilities

• Execute and manage trades across international exchanges within approved trading limits.
• Trade US equity index futures/options, Treasury futures/options, and other instruments.
• Monitor global markets including US, European and Asian markets.
• Analyze price action, volatility, open interest, yield curves and rates.
• Identify trading, arbitrage and relative-value opportunities.
• Execute trades through approved international brokers and platforms.
• Prepare daily position, P&L, margin and exposure reports.
• Coordinate with brokers, custodians and operations teams.
• Escalate significant market movements and operational issues to management.

Skills

International markets trading

Derivatives knowledge

Futures and options trading

Risk management

Market analysis

Trading platforms TT/Bloomberg/CQG/IB

Cross-market arbitrage

Multi-time zone monitoring

Tools

TT

Bloomberg

CQG

Interactive Brokers

Job description

Position: Trader International Markets
Department: Capital Markets
Location: GIFT City, Gandhinagar
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting To: Head Capital Markets / Senior Management

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced International Markets Trader to join our Capital Markets team. The candidate will be responsible for trading and managing positions across international financial markets, with a primary focus on US and other global futures, options and fixed-income markets.

The role requires strong knowledge of international market structure, derivatives, margining, execution, liquidity and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and manage trades across international exchanges and markets within approved trading limits.
• Trade and monitor instruments including:
• US equity index futures and options
• Treasury futures and options
• Commodity futures and options
• International equity/index derivatives
• US Treasury securities and other fixed-income instruments
• Monitor global markets including US, European and Asian markets.
• Analyze:
• Price action
• Volatility
• Open interest
• Yield curves
• Interest rates
• Macroeconomic indicators
• Options pricing
• Market liquidity
• Identify trading, arbitrage and relative-value opportunities.
• Execute trades through approved international brokers and trading platforms.
• Monitor real-time positions, MTM, initial margin, variation margin and available collateral.
• Monitor exchange and broker margin requirements
• Manage trading exposure across multiple instruments and currencies.
• Monitor major global events including:
• US Federal Reserve decisions
• US economic data
• Treasury auctions
• Inflation and employment data
• Central-bank announcements
• Major geopolitical/economic developments
• Maintain strict adherence to approved trading limits and risk parameters.
• Prepare daily position, P&L, margin and exposure reports.
• Coordinate with international brokers, clearing members, custodians and internal operations teams.
• Investigate and resolve trade execution, settlement, margin and reconciliation issues.
• Escalate significant market movements, losses, limit breaches and operational issues to senior management.

Preferred Trading Experience

Experience in one or more of the following markets will be preferred:

• CME equity index futures/options ES, NQ etc.
• CBOT Treasury futures/options
• COMEX precious metals
• NYMEX energy products
• US equity/index options
• US Treasury securities
• Interest-rate products
• Cross-market arbitrage
• Options and volatility strategies

Key Skills

• Experience: 3-7 years in international financial markets/trading.
• Strong practical knowledge of US/global derivatives markets.
• Experience with futures and options execution.
• Understanding of exchange margining and clearing mechanisms.
• Strong knowledge of options, volatility and market microstructure.
• Experience with trading platforms such as TT, Bloomberg, CQG, Interactive Brokers or similar platforms will be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of CME/CBOT/COMEX/NYMEX markets will be preferred.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Ability to monitor markets across different time zones.
• Strong discipline in risk management and position sizing.

Key Performance Areas

• Trading execution and efficiency
• Risk-adjusted trading performance
• P&L management
• Margin and collateral management
• Position management
• Adherence to risk limits
• Market analysis
• Reporting and operational accuracy

Candidates with hands-on proprietary/institutional trading and execution experience will be preferred. Purely research-oriented profiles may not be suitable for this role.