FID - IR Options/Exotics Trader - Assoc

Department Overview
The Fixed Income Division (FID) is comprised of Interest Rate and Currency Products, Credit Products, Securitized Products, and Municipal Securities. Professionals in the Division assess and actively manage risk, trade securities, and structure as well as execute innovative transactions in the fast-paced and constantly changing global markets. The Commodities Division is a market leader in energy, metals, and agricultural product trading worldwide whose professionals' trade in both physical and derivative commodity risk.

About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services.
As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. We can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career – a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

What will you be doing?

• The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for trading interest rate products in the EMEA region.
• Creating and distributing market information on customer flows, trade ideas and general commentary on a daily and intra-daily basis.
• Managing daily profit and loss reporting and utilizing highly specialized quantitative knowledge for relative value analysis and valuation and complex modelling of financial data.

What we're looking for:

• Quantitative bachelor's degree in a STEM subject (Finance/ Maths /Economics or Engineering).
• Expert knowledge of Fixed Income products with a specialisation in Interest rates, and a thorough understanding of options theory/structured products. Knowledge of G4/G10 Rates products including Structured Notes, Index Futures, and Exotic Options is highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability of writing comprehensive trading colour and making presentations on trading ideas and strategies based on different drivers (Volatility, Directional, etc.)
• Strong work ethic and daily discipline to make consistent markets for clients and daily information flow across global trading desks.
• Proven experience of building models for trading and risk management.
• Previous experience with language models/machine learning.
• Excellent networker who is comfortable liaising with clients, sales, traders.
• Strong people management skills, dealing with infrastructure partners and experience of building trading systems and analytics.

Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:
This role is deemed as a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:
If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.
Flexible work statement
Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.