Sales Trader (Derivatives)
Description
Roles & Responsibilities
Build and maintain strong ties with
institutional clients (Including domestic mutual funds, hedge funds, asset
managers, proprietary trading desks); act as key contact for
derivatives-related opportunities, providing tailored trade ideas and market
intelligence; Disseminate firm research, Trading Idea, and structured trade
recommendations
Identify and execute arbitrage
opportunities across cash, futures, and options markets; design/execute option
strategies (directional,
volatility, spreads, hedging); Engage in special situations trading (including
- events, corporate actions & index rebalancing plays); execute pairs
trading strategies;
monitor market conditions, liquidity and pricing for optimal execution.
Ensure trades comply with risk/regulatory
frameworks; manage margins, limits, exchange rules; monitor & manage trade
exposures ensuring alignment with client mandates and firm policy.
Expand institutional derivatives client
base; Collaborate with research and structuring teams to design bespoke derivative products; source and execute block trades to
enhance liquidity.
Partner with proprietary trading desks,
research analysts, and structuring teams to deliver trade ideas; enhance
in-house trade algorithms; provide feedback on market trends, client needs
& product innovation to internal stakeholders.