Trader - Manager, Global Markets

Bank of China; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An international financial institution in Kuala Lumpur seeks an experienced trader to manage the Trading Book while ensuring compliance with risk limits and achieving profit targets. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in forex trading, strong analytical skills, and effective communication, particularly in English and Mandarin. This role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic financial environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a sales dealer or trader in foreign exchange.
• Solid understanding of financial markets, well-versed in both fundamental and technical analysis.
• Fluent in English, communication in Mandarin is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage positions, risk parameters and profits of Trading Book.
• Support market-making for FX products.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and management limits.

Skills

Sales dealer experience

Fundamental and technical analysis

Adaptability and pressure resistance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, banking, investment, economic or accounting

Tools

Bloomberg

Reuters

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This position will play a key role in the management of Trading Book, to ensure it is within the position and risk limits set, and to achieve profit targets. In addition, the incumbent shall further develop the business for Trading Book.

Responsibilities

Daily management of positions, risk parameters and profits of Trading Book as determined by the Head of Department.

Provide support for quoting and pricing competitively for FX and IR products.

Support market-making function to local onshore banks for FX products.

Engage with Sales Team by providing financial market colors in timely manner.

Keep abreast with market changes and developments within the financial sector as a whole and the commercial banking industry in particular.

Ensure limits set by Management are adhered to strictly and report any breach of such limits to the Head of Department for immediate ratification.

Ensure no breach of any rules, regulations, and guidelines laid down by Regulator and Bank or any other authorized body, in the course of performing the above functions.

Perform any other functions as assigned by Management from time to time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferably in finance, banking, investment, economic or accounting.

Minimum 5 years of working experience as a sales dealer or trader in foreign exchange.

Possess good attitude; high learning ability, adaptability and pressure resistance; and strict trading discipline.

Possess solid understanding of financial markets, well-versed in both fundamental and technical analysis.

Be proficient in various forex products, such as spot, forward and swap, and know the structure of interest rate derivatives, such as IRS and CCS.

Conversant with Bloomberg, Reuters, FXT and other professional terminals to carry out analysis and trading.

Fluent in both verbal and writing in English, and able to communicate in Mandarin is an added advantage

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Established in 1912, Bank of China is the oldest bank in China. It has been ranked one of the world\'s top banks in terms of core capital by The Banker. Bank of China has been included in the Fortune Global 500 for 13 consecutive years. Bank of China is the first and the only Chinese bank that has presence in all major continents. At the present the bank offers financial services through its global network of over 560 overseas offices in 25 countries and regions. We are inviting qualified candidates to join us as:

Established in 1912, Bank of China is the oldest bank in China. It has been ranked one of the world\'s top banks in terms of core capital by The Banker. Bank of China has been included in the Fortune Global 500 for 13 consecutive years. Bank of China is the first and the only Chinese bank that has presence in all major continents. At the present the bank offers financial services through its global network of over 560 overseas offices in 25 countries and regions. We are inviting qualified candidates to join us as: