Senior Equity Derivatives Trader

4 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Nomura Holdings, Inc. Full time
Job Title: Senior Equity Derivatives Trader

Job Code: 7433

Country: GB

City: London

Skill Category: Global Markets

Company Overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Nomura is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Global Markets Equities

We offer global cash equity execution with a dominant presence on multiple stock exchanges coupled with highly regarded market insights, corporate access and equity financing services. We also provide competitive pricing in single stock and index options, ETFs and swaps, offering you a full suite of synthetic financing solutions including OTC and listed products.

Role Description

The position is a trading role within the EMEA Equities team in Global Markets. The role involves pricing and risk managing products across financing, derivatives and other solutions for corporate and strategic clients.

The successful candidate will be a core subject matter expert and a critical pillar in driving systematic risk trading strategies and implementing change across the Equities infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Pricing, execution, hedging and ongoing position management of full suite of corporate equity derivative transactions, both linear and non-linear.
  • Oversee operational elements of the book liaising closely with middle and back office to resolve any issues and implement process and platform enhancements.
  • Liaise closely with support functions (Finance/Risk) on position reporting and analysis.
  • Work in close partnership with key control functions including Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure.
  • Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics.
  • Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions, demonstrating proper consideration for the firm's reputation.
  • Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you.

Required Qualifications

  • Experience within corporate equity derivatives, exotic derivatives trading, and/or equity derivatives structuring.
  • Experience of pricing/execution/risk-management of structured equity financing (Equity margin loan/Derivative financing).
  • A strong understanding of market dynamics and the ability to discuss and present information on derivative markets to investment teams.
  • Strong work ethic with high level of self-motivation and eagerness to innovate and evolve the trading team.
  • Experience with programming will be beneficial.

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Proactively participates in own and others' performance year.
  • Gives credit to others for positive contributions.
  • Provides on-the-job training to colleagues.
  • Builds internal network.

Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.



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