JPMorgan Corporate & Investment Bank - Currencies Emerging 

Singapore 

271001615

This role sits within the front office and will be working in a dynamic and busy trading floor environment. You will help senior traders cover institutional accounts and make markets in your group's particular range of products.

As an Associate in the Currencies Emerging Markets Trading team, you will assist the senior traders in managing risk, liquidity and exposure and you may support all aspects of the trading desk: pre-trade analysis, inbound and outbound trade processing and the design of optimal risk management for large trades. Tracking supply and demand, you constantly evaluate market developments in order to give clients accurate product information. You will be placed with desk which primarily deals in fixed income.

Job Responsibilities

• Supporting the day to day client requests and needs
• Understanding market drivers (of those markets in which involved), market moves, and the numbers behind it all, as well as cross-asset implications
• Independently resolving P&L reconciliation on issues
• Ensuring all relevant parties (vertically and horizontally) are kept abreast of key developments
• Cultivating an appreciation of balance between revenue generation and building a client franchise
• Understanding drivers of relevant markets and establish a high degree of competence with clients around executing trades
• Understanding firm's approach and policies for managing risks in relevant business and applicable legal and regulatory rules, and follows policies
• Assisting with the post trade process by ensuring the accuracy of all entries and to ensure internal controls are followed
• Proactively sharing information, knowledge and ideas that help others succeed

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance/Economics, Mathematics or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Financial Industry
• Ability to discuss in detail your understanding of fundamental and technical aspects of product(s) traded and support area functions of respective products
• Demonstrable proficiency with market and product lingo. Well versed in the quantitative nature and framework of own product (e.g., pricing, models, etc).
• Understands the different types of risk and can discuss in detail ways of managing these risk.
• Thoroughly understands drivers of relevant markets and can explain and anticipate market movements.
• Understands transaction cycle and the steps in the process and is execution oriented.
• Ability to thrive on the challenge of competitive pressures and remain focused on client needs
• Ability to communicate concepts and ideas, both verbally and via documentation, and be able to defend their validity and target messages to different audiences.
• Ability to interact comfortably with business clients and management.

Preferred Qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Prior exposure to trading is an advantage