JPMorgan Central Risk Book Trader / Program Trading - APAC Analyst 

Zambia, Central Province 

424108533

This role sits within the front office and will be working on a dynamic and busy trading floor.

As an Analyst in the Central Risk Book (CRB) Trading / Program Trading (PT) Risk team, you will work alongside: Cash Trading, Linear Quant Research, Equities Technology; to manage incoming client equity trade flow in a systematic and efficient way.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with the CRB trading and PT Risk team alongside our partners - Cash Trading, Linear Quant Research, Equities Technology - to manage incoming client equity trade flow in a systematic and efficient way.
• Use existing markets & trading expertise to maintain & improve CRB & PT Risk economic performance.
• Risk manage the systematic trading portfolios, calibrating the system and intervening manually if and when required.
• Research, backtest & implement automated trading and systematic liquidity provision strategies.
• Constant interaction with the cash equity, derivatives & delta-1 trading and sales trading desks in the context of daily trades and the broader trading relationship.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Undergraduate or Advanced quantitative degree; an academic background with sell-side experience is desired
• Experience risk managing portfolios, understanding of factor risk modelling
• Exposure to statistical modelling, time series or other data modelling experience
• Very self-motivated, willing to be part of a very dynamic and ambitious team
• Confident communication skills – must be able to effectively engage with a diverse set of partners and dependents to the Equities Central Risk & PT Risk trading effort
• Coding ability & experience;

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Python is a plus
• Knowledge of kdb/q is highly advantageous