JPMorgan Equity Risk Trader - Associate/ Vice President 

Zambia, Central Province 

602129654

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

As an Associate/ Vice President in the High Touch Cash Equities Risk trading team, you will work alongside and collaborate with Central Risk Book, Program Trading, Quant Research and Technology to help the High Touch business price, hedge and unwind client linked risk in a more efficient manner whilst being an active participant in the generation of new and optimization of current inventory management strategies.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with the High Touch Cash Trading team to use a quantitative approach to improve the pricing, hedging and unwind of client delivered risk
• Work with colleagues in Quantitative research and technology to develop new and improve existing tools that help source and analyze new and existing trades & strategies
• Assist senior traders in the evaluation of new trading ideas and strategies
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the block trade lifecycle and work proactively to improve all aspects of it
• Use existing markets & trading expertise to grow into a key member of the team with responsibilities for managing and overseeing a range of exposures across APAC
• Research, backtest & implement 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

• Advanced quantitative degree; an academic background with Buy or 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 High Touch Cash Trading team efforts
• Coding ability & experience;

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Python
• Knowledge of kdb/q is highly advantageous