Cash Equities - Central Risk Trader - Executive Director
The Equities business at J.P. Morgan provides a full complement of equity and equity-linked solutions to institutional investor clients — from ideas and insights from top-ranked analysts, to high-touch sales and trading services, to world-class algorithmic and electronic trading capabilities.
As an US-based Cash Equities Central Risk Book (CRB) Trader in Global Equities you will work in close partnership with our technology and quant research professionals, as well as the global CRB trading team, to enhance client execution through systematic liquidity provision, research & implement strategies to improve desk profitability and manage the risk & operation of our systematic trading.
Job responsibilities
- Research & implementation of trading signals & liquidity provision strategies in global cash equities & futures
- Oversight & development of the systematic risk management of the desk’s portfolio using risk models & optimisers
- Development of risk pricing & execution cost models to reduce costs & improve profitability
- Collaborating proactively with the CRB technology & quant research team members, as well as with the global CRB trading team
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients of the CRB trading services in these markets
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience trading & managing risk in equity markets, ideally US
- Proven trading track record of systematic trading profitability & understanding of common systematic trading strategies
- Fluency in quantitative data analysis using latest tools, preferably python, pandas & KDB
- Organizational and time management skills
- Strong communication, both real-time & technical communication
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Preferred Series 7, Series 57, and Series 63 licenses.