Senior Trader – Global Markets
Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
Date Posted | May 10, 2021 |
Category |
Accounting
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | KES |
Description
Standard Investment Bank (SIB) is one of Kenya’s foremost financial services firm. We offer the market a single point of entry for Investment Banking, Investment Management, Securities Trading and Corporate Finance.
To manage our progressive growth, we are looking to recruit a Senior Trader in the Global Markets Division.
Responsibilities include:
- Using technical, fundamental and sentiment analysis to formulate and execute clear trade ideas with approval by the Executive Director, Global markets
- Work within the laid down risk managements limits as per the Global Markets policy with direction by the Executive Director, Global Markets
- Evaluating trading algorithms
- Collating relevant information and data
- Consistently reaching the laid down targets on the trading desk while adhering to the risk management framework
- Liaising closely with sales staff and inter-dealer brokers and traders
- Determining market sentiment via research, valuation and data analysis
- Monitoring market performance and using this to execute trades
- Market Making in specific OTC products
- Providing key counterparties with daily trading information
- Informing sales staff and financial advisors about market movements/prices
- Creating a daily exposure report of running trades with the Executive Director, Global Markets