APAC FICC Trader: Rates, Bonds & FX

Landesbank Baden Wuerttemberg

Singapore

On-site

SGD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Landesbank Baden Wuerttemberg in Singapore seeks a talented FICC Trader to join our Financial Markets team. You will trade and manage risk across APAC client flow, focusing on interest rate swaps, bonds, and FX, collaborating with Sales and global trading hubs.

You will work with risk controls and pricing disciplines, partner with Sales to develop ideas, and ensure trades are booked and settled with accuracy while maintaining regulatory and internal standards across international markets.

Qualifications

Experience in FICC, rates, bonds, credit, or FX trading.
Strong knowledge of interest rate swaps, bonds, and FX products.
Experience supporting APAC client flow and cross-border trading.
Fluent English; additional language a plus.

Responsibilities

Trade and manage the risk of APAC client flow across interest rate swaps, secondary bonds, and FX products.
Contribute to the continued development and expansion of the regional product and trading platform.
Provide competitive pricing, market colour, and execution support to the Sales team.
Manage trading books, positions, market risk, and profit and loss within approved limits.
Support secondary market-making in bonds, including pricing, execution, inventory management, and risk recycling.
Price and execute interest rate swap transactions and implement appropriate hedging strategies.
Support the offering of FX products to APAC clients, including spot, forwards, and swaps.
Collaborate closely with Trading colleagues in Stuttgart and London on pricing, hedging, risk transfer, and global market strategy.
Monitor developments in interest rates, credit, bonds, FX, and macroeconomic conditions across APAC and global markets.
Partner with Sales to develop trade ideas and support client discussions.
Ensure the accurate booking, valuation, reporting, and lifecycle management of trades.
Work with Risk, Product Control, Operations, Legal, Compliance, and IT to maintain a robust trading and control environment.
Contribute to process improvements, system enhancements, new product initiatives, and regional business development.
Ensure that all trading activities are conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, conduct standards, and approved risk limits.