Responsibilities include executing credit trades, maintaining relationships with liquidity providers, and conducting research projects to analyze transaction costs and broker performance.
ROLE
Execution trader on a discretionary macro portfolio management team focused on credit markets.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Work with the Portfolio Manager on electronic and non-electronic execution of all credit trades.
Maintain strong relationships with a broad set of liquidity providers.
Analyze IG new issues and maintain relationships with syndicate desks.
Be responsible for position maintenance (e.g., CDS rolls) and be the point person working with the back office for corporate actions.
Participate in research projects, including transaction cost analysis and broker/algorithm evaluation.
REQUIREMENTS
3-5 years of work experience as a credit trader in corporate bonds or CDS.
Experience with OMS/EMS platforms such as MarketAxess and TradeWeb.
Team player, driven, and collaborative.
Understanding of order lifecycle from order generation to booking and TCA.
Keen intuition for markets and a passion for studying them.
Intellectual curiosity with strong social skills.
Tenacious, detail-orientated, organized, and proactive about potential operational risks.
Point72 Asset Management, led by Steven Cohen, is a global firm specializing in diverse asset classes and strategies, prioritizing superior returns and ethical standards through innovative talent development and data-driven decision-making.
