Exotic Credit Trading Trainee

Job description

Environment

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.

Mission

Description of the Business Line or Department

• Within the Fixed Income and Currencies department, the Exotic Credit trading team manages the structured credit products. It offers bespoke solutions to the clients, trades correlation and issues Credit-Linked Notes.

Summary of the key purposes of the role

• The trainee will assist the traders in their day to day tasks
• Looking at the risk of the exotic credit book and it's dynamic.
• Work on improvement of the market trading platform.
• Looking at pricing of structured products.

Summary of responsibilities

• Pricing of client business.
• Looking at the risk of the exotic credit book and its dynamic.
• Work on improvement of the primary market trading platform.
• Looking at pricing and innovation of structured products.
• Overseeing the booking process and the valuation of the trades.
• Interacting with the pricing team to push new businesses

Level of Autonomy and Authority

• need to be reliable, independant and a key team player

Desired profile

Profile

Competencies

• A quantitative background is desired
• Strong IT skills – Excel/VBA

Work Experience

• Previous experience on a trading desk is a plus

Education

• Strong educational background within quantitative or financial mathematics/statistics

Languages

• Fluent English
• Fluent French

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Societe Generale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender reassignment.