CareerPlan

Junior Trader, Equity Derivatives

London, England, GBFull-time2026-01-14 → 2026-11-10

Core

Managing European and US Total Return Swap (TRS) books, hedging risks, and developing systematic hedging/alpha strategies.

Role type

Junior Equity Derivatives Trader (D1)

Builds

Systematic transaction analysis tools and automated trading programs

Domain

Financial Markets (Equity Derivatives, Swaps)

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Equity Derivatives trading, D1 trading exposure, systematic strategy development, automated program monitoring, cross-region arbitrage, data analysis, risk management

Preferred skills

Coding, Master's degree in Finance/Math/Sciences/Engineering

Technologies

Automated trading programs, systematic analysis tools

Responsibilities

Manage European and US TRS book, hedge risks at market opening, analyze inventory stability for outperformance, develop systematic hedging/alpha strategies, monitor automated trading programs during LN hours, collaborate on cross-region arbitrage, analyze market conditions and news for risks/opportunities

Seniority

Junior, hands-on IC