FX and Bullion Option Trader

Mar 14, 2025
London
Full Time
Fintech Rec
Not Disclosed
1-3 years
Skills
IT Help Desk • Business Management • Application Development • Faculty • HTML
The Role
IT Help Desk • Business Management • Application Development • Faculty • HTML
Fintech-Rec are recruiting for a leading financial institution situated in London and reporting to the Head of FX within the FX Division. The FX and Bullion Options trader role is responsible for the risk management of an established G10 option book

Responsibilities
  • Trade within mandated limits. Risk and position sheet management and optimisation through London coverage hours
  • Promote and contribute to the growth of the FX Options desk
  • Daily Vol runs and market commentary for both internal and external clients
  • Identify potential for automation
  • Daily PnL reconciliation, identify and advise of any breaks
  • Monitor the post-trade and handle any client queries
  • Provide pricing and execution, technical support & analysis to clients as required.
  • Managing option expiries at various cuts


Requirements

Experience
  • EXCEL and VBA proficiency
  • A data driven & analytical approach to improving internal processes and client experience
  • Strong mathematical & analytical mind-set
  • Strong attention to detail
  • A good understanding of the Financial Markets, in particular FX
  • Strong understanding of option products and the associated Greek risks for both vanilla and exotics
  • Bloomberg and/or Superderivatives as a data tool
  • Minimum 2 years experience within an options trading desk


Essential Skills Very strong mathematical & analytical mind-set Excellent communication, client facing and interpersonal skills A deep understanding of the Financial Markets in particular FX Knowledge of the straight through process (STP) Proven track record for problem-solving Self-motivated and innovative, setting a high level of professionalism and excellence Confident, enthusiastic and proactive - always prepared to go the extra mile Technicals Hands on technology experience in Java, FIX protocol, SQL or Python Good working knowledge of networking, connectivity and low latency trading Deep understanding of e-trading and trading business flows preferably one or more of the following; FXALL, 360t, Trade Point, Integral, One Zero, NT Pro, Flex Trade Experience in manipulating data to monitor trends & produce reports An interest in coding concepts and the mechanics of trading APIs