Equity Derivatives Trader

About the role

Job Description:

Job Title: Equity Derivatives Trader

Location: London

Corporate Title: Vice President

Deutsche Bank’s Rates business leads with scale and strength in providing asset and liability solutions to institutional and corporate clients globally.

We give clients access to the Bank’s liquidity and product expertise through our global sales, trading, and structuring teams, as well as our electronic trading channels.

Our product range includes fixed income securities and derivatives in interest rates, long dated Foreign Exchange (FX), multi-asset correlation products and commodities.

You will be working closely with traders and interact with various other teams including, but not limited to, sales, structuring, research, and control functions. You will be responsible for managing the trading book including pricing, trading, and risk management responsibilities.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Market Making and Risk Management of Equity Derivatives
• Providing liquidity and recycling risk profitably and for further developing and enhancing the Equity Derivatives Franchise
• Analysing market structure and the opportunities and threats there-in
• Managing financial risk and non-financial risks
• Interacting with clients, sales and internal counterparties in other trading, coverage, and structuring functions to increase market transparency and to generate new business
• Building a sustainable business and market share

Your skills and experience

• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs
• A deep understanding of the asset class
• A proven track-record in revenue generation
• A proven track-record in sustaining/generating high quality market share
• A proven risk management skill
• Strong quantitative skills

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [email protected] to discuss.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

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