Associate, Equity Derivatives Trading, Equity Derivatives

CLSA Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CLSA Singapore Pte Ltd. seeks an experienced agency trader to manage institutional client orders, source liquidity, and ensure best execution across markets.

You will balance price, liquidity, and counterparty risk while proactively identifying block opportunities and communicating insights to clients and internal teams. The role requires 3-5 years in agency or related institutional trading, a strong grasp of Asian equity markets, and a proactive, disciplined risk-management approach.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in agency trading or closely related institutional trading role.
• Strong understanding of Asian equity markets, market structure and execution.
• Familiarity with risk, credit and operational controls in trading.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary trading contact for institutional clients, understanding their execution requirements and providing competitive trading solutions.
• Source pricing and liquidity from internal/external counterparties and identify block opportunities.
• Manage client orders from enquiry through settlement with oversight.
• Identify opportunities for liquidity discovery and communicate actionable insights to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Sales and trading teams to understand client flows and provide market colour.

Skills

Agency trading

Derivatives

Delta One

Block trading

Execution trading

Asian equity markets

Client-facing

Risk management

Attention to detail

Independent decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Key Areas of Responsibilities

1. Act as a primary trading contact for institutional clients, understanding their execution requirements and providing timely, professional and commercially competitive trading solutions.
2. Source pricing and liquidity from internal / external counterparties, including identifying and negotiating block opportunities across the market.
3. Manage client orders from initial enquiry and price discovery through execution, allocation and settlement, ensuring appropriate oversight throughout the trade lifecycle.
4. Exercise strong judgement in liquidity discovery and counterparty selection, balancing execution quality, price, liquidity, information sensitivity and counterparty considerations.
5. Proactively identify block liquidity and crossing opportunities relevant to client requirements and communicate actionable opportunities to clients and internal stakeholders.
6. Work closely with Sales and other trading teams to understand client flows, market activity and potential liquidity opportunities, providing market colour and execution intelligence where appropriate.
7. Maintain strong awareness of counterparty exposures and trading limits and ensure transactions are executed within approved credit, risk and operational parameters.
8. Ensure appropriate pre-trade and post-trade controls are followed and developed within the systems to include counterparty eligibility, trading limits, client instructions, order handling, allocation and settlement requirements.
9. Maintain a strong control mindset and best execution policy to ensure that client orders and executions are handled in accordance with applicable regulatory, compliance and internal policy requirements.
10. Partner closely with Risk, Prime Operations and Middle Office to establish and maintain a robust framework for counterparty onboarding, trading controls, limits and escalation procedures.
11. Take ownership of trade exceptions and settlement issues, coordinating across internal teams and external counterparties to achieve timely resolution.
12. Support the development of the agency execution platform, including new counterparties, markets, products, workflows and technology enhancements.
13. Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, scalability and control environment of the trading workflow through automation and better use of technology.
14. Contribute to the continued development of the client franchise by delivering consistently strong execution, responsiveness and market insight.

Requirements

1. 3-5 years of relevant experience in agency trading, derivatives, Delta One, block trading, execution trading or a closely related institutional trading role.
2. Strong understanding of Asian equity markets, market structure and institutional execution.
3. Good understanding of the trade lifecycle, including order management, execution, allocations, settlement and counterparty exposure.
4. Strong awareness of counterparty, credit, operational and conduct risks associated with agency trading.
5. Client-facing experience and the ability to communicate confidently and professionally with institutional clients.
6. High degree of personal ownership. The successful candidate should be proactive, resourceful and comfortable making decisions independently, while knowing when an issue requires escalation.
7. Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to risk management and controls.
8. Ability to remain calm and exercise sound judgement when managing large or time-sensitive client orders.
9. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships with clients, external counterparties and internal stakeholders.
10. At least Bachelor's degree and above with relevant experience.