Analyst, Equity Derivatives Sales

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Toronto (hybrid) is looking for an Analyst in Equity Derivatives Sales to support senior salespeople, market derivative ideas, and execute equity derivatives and delta one products. The role emphasizes client service, market awareness, and cross-functional collaboration.

The position requires up to 3 years in Global Markets or related fields, strong communication and problem-solving skills, and fluency in French is a plus.

Qualifications

• 0–3 years of overall relevant experience (at least 3 months of internship experience included) in Global Markets, Sales & Trading, Structuring, or related financial services fields.
• Strong understanding of fundamentals of financial markets and derivative products.
• Detail-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced trading floor environment under pressure with tight execution deadlines.
• Proven interpersonal and problem-solving skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex derivative structures to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and a proactive, collaborative mindset.
• Fluency in French is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support senior salespeople in servicing institutional clients including pensions, asset managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and banks
• Assist with selling as well as executing equity derivative products and delta one strategies including swaps, vanilla options, exotics, hybrids, and QIS (Quantitative Investment Strategies)
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and provide a high level of service
• Help with end-to-end post-trade execution workflows, including trade bookings, trade recap confirmations, allocations, and query resolution in close coordination with Middle Office and Operations
• Stay up to date on markets and equity derivative products and offerings including volatility dynamics, market catalysts, macroeconomic trends, as well as new derivative payoffs and QIS strategies
• Collaborate with partners in trading, structuring, strategy, research, and the broader sales team across regions to deliver the full Citi equity derivatives product suite
• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services
• Obtain and maintain all required registrations/licenses and complete trainings within the appropriate timeframe
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency

Skills

Equity derivatives

Delta one products

Client servicing

Market knowledge

Problem solving

French language

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Analyst, Equity Derivatives Sales

Location(s): Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Type: Hybrid

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Job Overview

Job Description

The Equity Derivatives Salesperson (analyst level position) is responsible for supporting senior salespeople on the desk in acting as a strategic advisor to institutional clients, marketing equity derivative ideas and strategies, and executing equity derivatives and delta one products. Key responsibilities include staying up to date on markets, selling and executing derivative trades, as well as helping manage end-to-end trade lifecycle workflows, and collaborating with partners in trading, structuring, research to deliver high quality service and solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Support senior salespeople in servicing institutional clients including pensions, asset managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and banks
• Assist with selling as well as executing equity derivative products and delta one strategies including swaps, vanilla options, exotics, hybrids, and QIS (Quantitative Investment Strategies)
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and provide a high level of service
• Help with end-to-end post-trade execution workflows, including trade bookings, trade recap confirmations, allocations, and query resolution in close coordination with Middle Office and Operations
• Stay up to date on markets and equity derivative products and offerings including volatility dynamics, market catalysts, macroeconomic trends, as well as new derivative payoffs and QIS strategies
• Collaborate with partners in trading, structuring, strategy, research, and the broader sales team across regions to deliver the full Citi equity derivatives product suite
• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services
• Obtain and maintain all required registrations/licenses and complete trainings within the appropriate timeframe
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency

Qualifications:

• 0–3 years of overall relevant experience (at least 3 months of internship experience included) in Global Markets, Sales & Trading, Structuring, or related financial services fields
• Strong understanding of fundamentals of financial markets and derivative products
• Detail-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced trading floor environment under pressure with tight execution deadlines
• Proven interpersonal and problem-solving skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex derivative structures to both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and a proactive, collaborative mindset
• Fluency in French is an asset.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree / University degree or equivalent experience

Job Family Group: Institutional Sales

Job Family: Investor Sales

Time Type: Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $120 000,00 - $150 000,00

Other Relevant Skills: For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Automated Processing and AI

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