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Hudson River Trading is a multi-asset class quantitative trading firm.
(more about Hudson River Trading)European Portfolio Finance Trader
Hudson River Trading (HRT) is hiring a Portfolio Finance Trader on our PostTrade team with a focus on European markets. The position offers outstanding room for growth and the unique opportunity to be exposed to the inner workings of a highly successful automated trading firm. We are looking for someone that enjoys taking on challenging problems and wants to make an immediate, tangible impact.
The right candidate will be an enthusiastic learner with a background in finance and an interest in securities financing and automated trading. In this role you can always expect to be challenged by the ever-changing financial markets and find yourself solving interesting problems in an extremely fast-paced, real-time environment.
Responsibilities
- Effectively manage operational matters (securities borrowing and lending, locates, dividends, fails, buyins, as well as prime and synthetic financing).
- Daily communication with counterparties, prime brokers, internal traders, and various internal operations support teams in multiple regions.
- Manage the distribution and integrity of all financing costs charged by prime brokers and other liquidity providers to internal trading desks.
- Optimize efficiencies across prime brokers and HRT entities to reduce costs and capital usage.
- Monitor the EU corporate action calendar to identify potential financing trades and ensure HRT is making the most profitable elections.
- Support trading across new markets and products.
- Document processes and procedures.
Skills
- 5-10+ years experience working in European securities financing.
- Familiarity with the post-trade life cycle of equities, treasuries, futures, FX, and/or options.
- Experience with external relationship management, including technology vendors, prime brokers, banks, etc.
- Experience with corporate action and dividend processing.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to exercise good judgment and proactive decision-making in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with internal and external parties around the world.
- Proven ability to maintain composure in stressful situations.
- A strong attention to detail and desire to maintain accuracy while processing large amounts of information within a specific timeline.
Culture
Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.