Headquartered in Singapore with presence in the United States and Indonesia, Straits Financial serves as the financial services arm of the CWT Group, a global leading provider of integrated logistics and financial services. We provide a fully-integrated service for our clients to access the financial and commodity derivative markets and will continue to expand into key financial and commodity markets.
We are seeking a Risk Manager in day to day trading operations, liquidity providers (LPs), and risk management strategies. This role involves monitoring P<strong>L volatility, managing risk exposure. The ideal candidate has trading platform experience (MT4/MT5), bridges, liquidity providers (LPs), risk terminals and risk management expertise in a fast-paced trading environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor client trading activity, positions, exposure, P<strong>L and overall trading risk.
- Analyse trading activity and system reports to identify unusual trading patterns, potential risk events and areas requiring intervention.
- Monitor and manage risks arising from client positions, market movements, execution, pricing and liquidity.
- Implement and maintain appropriate risk controls, exposure limits and price management strategies.
- Monitor the performance and operation of MT4/MT5 and other trading platforms and risk management systems.
- Work hands-on with MT4/MT5 Manager, Administrator tools, trading terminals and related platform configurations.
- Monitor and troubleshoot issues relating to pricing, execution, connectivity, order flow, spreads and trade routing.
- Work closely with Liquidity Providers, bridge providers and technology vendors to investigate and resolve trading and system-related issues.
- Support system testing, upgrades, configuration changes, UAT and implementation of new platforms, products and system enhancements.
- Work closely with IT, Risk and Trading Operations on system maintenance, development and process improvements.
- Prepare and analyse trading, risk, exposure and P<strong>L reports and provide relevant insights to management.
- Maintain proper documentation of system configurations, processes, incidents and troubleshooting procedures.
- Respond promptly to time-sensitive trading, risk and system issues, ensuring appropriate escalation and resolution.
- Stay updated on developments in the Forex/CFD market, trading technology and market conditions to support effective risk management.
Requirements
You should possess the following:
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in trading risk, dealing, brokerage operations, trading technology or a similar role.
- Strong understanding of the retail Forex/CFD trading environment.
- Hands-on experience with MT4 and/or MT5, particularly MT4/MT5 Manager and Administrator tools.
- Practical understanding of broker trading infrastructure, trade flow and execution processes.
- Experience working with bridge solutions, liquidity providers and/or risk management systems.
- Understanding of how client positions, exposure, pricing, execution, liquidity and market movements affect broker P<strong>L and risk.
- Ability to analyse trading reports and identify unusual trading patterns, exposure and risk events.
- Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate system issues independently.
- Comfortable working with trading terminals and proprietary systems provided by external vendors.
- Ability to work directly with LPs, technology providers and other external partners to resolve trading and system issues.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across Trading, Risk, IT and Operations teams.
- Able to work in a fast-paced trading environment and respond effectively to time-sensitive risk and platform issues.
- Willingness to work flexible or late shifts when required to support trading operations and business needs.