Currency Option Trader

At a glance

Global Markets is the center of expertise for all financial markets' activities and products of ABN AMRO. Global Markets is made up of Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Debt Capital Markets (DCM), Foreign Exchange (FX), Fixed Income & Derivatives (FID) and Strategy & Business Development (S&BD). Fixed Income & Derivatives (FID) department covers the needs of institutional, corporate and wealth clients for all derivatives, FX, carbon and Fixed income products. Clients are medium to large corporates, reserve managers and central banks, pension funds, wealth and asset managers, insurance companies, private and commercial banks and hedge funds. The FID department consist of two commercial teams, FID Sales and FID trading, working together in offering clients our products and solutions by leveraging on its combined product expertise and client intimacy. Do you want to work with a leading Benelux based Derivatives Trading team, do you have the ambition to be the best and make it happen? Then we want to hear your story!

Your job

FID Trading has full end-to-end responsibility for pricing & risk management for all mandated financial market products. This includes responsibility for pricing models and tooling, management of all risk types, creating and implementing strategies for optimizing our electronic and other distribution channels and adhering to all policies and regulations. As a Senior FX Option Trader you will be responsible for pricing, structuring, evaluating, and managing risks for the FX Options Trading book:

• You are a (strategic) discussion partner for clients and the bank in the field of product development, structuring and risk management for FX options trading. You will have budget and risk responsibility.
• You have 5+ years of hands-on experience with origination, structuring and trading of FX derivative transactions. Experience with structuring would be a plus.
• You manage and optimize the trading portfolios of the bank from a balanced risk, return and scarce resources perspective, you have deep understanding of the Greeks and are capable to take appropriate actions to control their impact.
• You work in a team, and you will proactively collaborate with relevant stakeholders (QA, Research, Treasury, Wealth, Institutional and Corporate Sales, IT-Grids, Risk and XVA).
• In everything you do, you take possible risks, financial results for the bank, sustainability and customer interests into account.
• You are curious, creative and always looking for the how and why to be in-control. You use data, analytics and other IT-tooling for this.

Working environment

Global Markets is a department with highly specialized group of people advising, executing and dealing in financial instruments. The working environment is entrepreneurial, collaborative and complex due to amongst others changing clients’ needs, regulations and the impact of technology and data. This means Global Markets needs to be responsive and quick on its feet to adjust in this dynamic environment.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who challenges the status quo and has a passion for solving problems and a drive for results

• Academic education level
• At least 6-8 years’ work experience, preferably in Global Markets, Treasury or Investment management
• Experience in systemic trading strategies, risk management of the Option Greeks using (complex) financial and money market products
• Advanced skills in the field of trading systems, pricing and valuation model knowledge, as well as IT tooling (quant development and data analytics), business and regulatory knowledge
• Extensive mathematical and statistical modelling skills, utilizing a range of techniques with a proven ability to prototype and iterate quickly
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team player and effective stakeholder management
• Proven client-centric skills
• Self-starter, innovative and curious mindset

We are offering

Next to the commercial challenge, you will expand you internal and external network of stakeholders.
• Immediately get commercial and risk responsibilities and you will be empowered to act.
• You will be able to expand your network, knowledge and career opportunities.
• Salary for Hay grade 11-12, depending on your experience, based on a 40-hours work week.
• A generous personal development budget for courses and workshops.
• OV card valid in the whole of the Netherlands.
• A good pension scheme.
• 25 days of holidays per year.
• Flexible working hours.

Interested?

If you’re interested, please apply via the system. If you have questions on the content of the job, please contact Arif Kallan, Head of Trading Fixed Income & Derivatives, arif.kallan@nl.abnamro.com. We look forward to hear from you.