Program Risk Trader - Associate/ Vice President

JPMorgan Chase

  • Central and Western District, Hong Kong
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Job Category: Algo TradingJob Description:Are you ready to make an impact in the world of equities trading? As a Program Risk Trader in our APAC team, you'll be at the forefront of market innovation, utilizing your expertise to predict index rebalancing events and facilitate client risk trades. Join us to be part of a dynamic and competitive environment where your skills can thrive.As a Program Risk Trader in the APAC Program Risk Trading team, you will use your strong market and trading expertise to maintain and improve economic performance. You will predict index rebalancing events, back-test trading strategies and manage client risk trades, all while interacting with various trading desks to enhance trading relationships.Job Responsibilities:
  • Work as a trader on the APAC Program Trading (PT) Risk team.
  • Use strong markets and trading expertise to maintain and improve PT Risk economic performance.
  • Predict index rebalancing events and back-test related trading strategies.
  • Utilize portfolio construction models to hedge and reduce factor exposures.
  • Research, risk manage, and execute client risk trades around index rebalance situations.
  • Constant interaction with cash equity, derivatives, and delta-1 trading and sales trading desks.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
  • Undergraduate or advanced quantitative degree.
  • Three or more years of sell-side or buy-side trading experience, ideally in program trading.
  • Experience executing and risk managing large portfolios; fluency in factor risks.
  • Exposure to statistical modeling, time series, or other data modeling experience.
  • Very self-motivated, willing to be part of a dynamic and competitive team.
  • Strong communication skills; must effectively engage with a diverse set of partners.
  • Coding experience in Python is strongly desired.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
  • Knowledge of kdb/q is a plus.
  • Fluency in Mandarin is a plus.
About Us: J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our for more information about requesting an accommodation.About the Team: J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.

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