Derivatives Trading Executive
Summary
Execute and analyze derivatives trading strategies using futures, options, and AI tools to optimize positions and generate reports in a fast-paced financial markets environment.
We're looking for a motivated, detail-oriented individual to join our trading team as a Derivatives Trading Specialist. The role covers market research, data tracking, strategy review, meeting documentation, trading support, risk monitoring, project documentation, and cross-regional coordination.
We're an early-stage team, still shaping our processes — looking for someone with a strong interest in trading execution, portfolio management, market analysis, and risk management, who's comfortable with a fluid, evolving work environment and excited to help build our systems from the ground up.
Derivatives Trading Executive -
- Execute derivatives and forward/future contracts and/or other financial products trading instructions.
- Collect and organize information related to assigned product and establish database to evaluate the market fundamentally and technically by following up supply, demand, global/regional geo-political developments and market dynamics.
- Conduct research, analysis, and prepare regular reports on assigned products on daily and weekly basis to develop position-taking strategies on key markets.
- Maintain real-time trading portfolio position to facilitate contracts pricing and portfolio valuation.
- Reconcile executed derivatives trades with broker statements and confirmations on daily basis.
- Maintain accurate reporting of derivative transactions and results.
- Monitor margin calls/excess cash related to derivatives and work with finance team to optimize positions across brokers to minimize cash utilization.
- Leverage AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance algorithmic trading, automated trade execution, market analysis, strategy development, and backtesting.
- Handling reports and performing assistant functions
- Participate company internal meeting, oversea training and undertake other ad-hoc tasks as assigned.
Requirements:
- Minimum Bachelor degree in finance, economics, math or a related field
- Possesses strong interest in financial markets.
- Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Basic knowledge of futures and options.
Why Join Us?
- A dynamic, collaborative, and innovative multicultural working environment spanning Singapore, the U.S., and Indonesia
- A cross-industry platform offering exposure to oil palm cultivation, commodity trading, and financial markets
- Direct exposure to live trading and the trading strategy development process
- A fast-track career progression path