Singapore | FX Sales Trader

Compagnie Financiere Tradition; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Compagnie Financiere Tradition in Singapore seeks an experienced FX Sales Trader to develop and manage relationships with non-bank FX clients across APAC. The role emphasizes origination, client coverage and revenue generation through pricing and execution support.

The candidate will focus on building a robust client pipeline, delivering market colour, and ensuring compliance with onboarding and regulatory requirements across the FX markets.

Qualifications

• Experience in FX sales or front-office markets.
• Experience with non-bank institutional clients.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Entrepreneurial with ability to develop profitable relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage relationships with non-bank FX clients in Singapore and APAC.
• Originate new business and build a pipeline of prospective clients.
• Provide market colour, pricing and execution support.
• Understand client trading strategies and requirements.
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify cross-selling opportunities.
• Ensure compliance and regulatory onboarding.

Skills

FX sales

Sales trading

Client relationship building

Market knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Finance

Economics

Quantitative discipline

CFA / professional credentials

Job description

About Tradition

Tradition is a global financial services firm with an established presence across the world's major financial markets. In Singapore and Asia, Tradition has a history extending more than 45 years, giving the business deep roots in the region and longstanding relationships across financial markets.

Tradition's agency business in Singapore, is looking to appoint an experienced FX Sales Trader to develop its coverage of non-bank clients across the FX markets.

The Role

This is a front-office, revenue-generating role for an experienced FX professional who combines strong market knowledge with the ability to originate, develop and maintain client relationships.

The successful candidate will focus primarily on non-bank clients, developing new relationships while providing existing clients with high-quality market coverage, pricing and execution support.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage relationships with non-bank FX clients in Singapore and across the wider APAC region.
• Originate new business and build a sustainable pipeline of prospective clients.
• Provide clients with relevant market colour, pricing and execution support across FX products.
• Understand individual client trading strategies, requirements and areas of market interest.
• Identify opportunities to broaden client activity and generate additional revenue.
• Work closely with colleagues across Deepwell and the wider Tradition business to identify cross-selling and commercial opportunities.
• Maintain a strong understanding of developments in FX markets and their relevance to clients.
• Ensure client activity is conducted in accordance with Tradition's compliance, onboarding and regulatory requirements.

Experience and Professional Background

The successful candidate should have:

• Demonstrable experience in FX sales, sales trading or a closely related front-office markets role.
• Strong practical knowledge of FX markets, products, pricing and execution.
• Experience covering non-bank institutional, professional or corporate clients.
• A proven ability to develop commercial relationships and originate new business.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage sophisticated market participants.
• A commercially driven and entrepreneurial approach, with a clear focus on developing profitable client relationships.

Educational Qualifications

Given the technical and client-facing nature of the position, candidates should have a strong academic background.

• A Bachelor's degree from a recognised university is expected.
• Degrees in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics or another relevant quantitative discipline would be particularly relevant.
• Candidates with other degree disciplines may also be considered where accompanied by substantial and directly relevant FX markets experience.
• Relevant postgraduate or professional qualifications, such as a Master's degree, CFA qualification or other recognised financial markets credentials, would be advantageous but are not essential.