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This section contains all our financial derivatives jobs, including derivatives jobs for graduates and trainees. This includes derivative sales roles, derivatives analyst jobs, derivatives structuring roles, credit derivatives jobs, equity derivates jobs, derivatives trading roles, programming roles and other derivatives jobs in London and across the world.
Financial derivatives are basically contracts between two parties, which state that the value of the derivative in question will be determined by changes to other variables. These variables can be either financial products like equities and bonds, physical products like commodities, or other things - like the weather or the longevity of a population.
Derivatives are often used as an insurance policy and hedge against risk. For example, Credit Default Swaps (CDS) specify that in the event of a loan defaulting, the holder of the CDS will receive compensation.
Futures contracts are the earliest forms of derivative, which were devised so that purchasers of materials could have some control over the future price. For example, farmers selling wheat would enter into a contract with wheat buyers to arrange that in three months' time they would be able to sell wheat at a pre-determined price, and in so doing insulating themselves against the risk of a collapse in the wheat price during the intervening time period.
Working in the derivatives sector, you may manage simple forms of derivative products which include swaps and options.
Swaps allow for the simple exchange of one type of product with another. Some of the most popular are currency swaps, in which loans and-or the interest payments on those loans are swapped from one currency into another.
Options are contracts which allow one party to buy or sell assets to another party at a specific price at some point in the future. Unlike futures contracts, there is no obligation to invoke an options contract (it's optional) - a buyer has the right to buy three tonnes of wheat at price X if it makes financial sense, but is not obliged to do so if it doesn't. Holders of options must pay a premium for this privilege.
Options which grant the right to buy something are 'call options'. Options which grant the right to sell are 'put options.'
Simple derivatives are traded on exchanges. More complex derivatives have traditionally been traded over the counter (OTC), between the two parties involved in the contract. However, this is changing as governments seek to make the derivatives market more transparent.
In the run up to the 2008 financial crisis, derivative products became increasingly complex and more and more prolific with products such as collateralised debt obligations and synthetic derivatives (derivatives based upon derivatives) proliferating. Many people blame derivative professionals, products, and their falsely conveyed impression that risk was no longer a concern, for the crisis taking place.
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| Asian Convertible Bonds Trader (Associate) | Hays Negotiable | Hong Kong SAR | 21 May 13 |
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Our client is currently seeking an Associate to join their Asian Convertible Bonds trading desk in Hong Kong.
| Corporate Derivative Professionals | Not Disclosed Highly Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 21 May 13 |
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Leading Tier 1 Investment Bank is currently aggressively expanding it''s Corporate Derivatives Business in Asi...
| Senior Institutional Sales - Greater China | ALS Recruit - EA Licence No. 07C5776 Attractive | Hong Kong SAR | 21 May 13 |
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Our client is an international financial institutions who are currently expanding their sales team covering In...
| Private Banker - Relationship Manager - Private Banking | OCG - Obtain Consulting Group VERY COMPETITIVE | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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Following heavy investment and leadership changes in Asia to support its growth across the region, my client ...
| Sr. Manager / Manager, Model Validation Quant | Tyche SG (License C110570978) Excellent Base Pay + Bonus + Benefits +... | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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Our client, a leading financial institution is seeking to recruit a Sr. Manager / Manager, Quantitative Model ...
| Head of Asia G10 FX Option Trading | Castle Peak Executive Search Limited competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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A top tier IB is looking for an Asia Head of FX Options trading. Must have a successful track record and prior...
| Low Latency Software Developer | Eclipse Trading Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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The successful candidate will be a member of the team responsible for developing low latency high frequency au...
| Exchange Connectivity Software Developer | Eclipse Trading Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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The successful candidate will be a member of the team responsible for developing market links for our in-house...
| Junior Desktop Support Engineer | Eclipse Trading Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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Eclipse Trading is a proprietary trading firm specializing in derivatives trading, including market making wit...
| Quality Assurance Engineer | Eclipse Trading Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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A chance for a developer with experience in this domain to take ownership of a young but important department ...
| Business Development Manager | Eclipse Trading Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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Eclipse Trading is a proprietary trading firm specializing in derivatives trading, including market making. We...
| JAVA GUI Developer | Not Disclosed Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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Eclipse Trading is a proprietary trading firm specializing in derivatives trading, including market making wit...
| Market Risk Manager, VP | The MRI China Group Yearly: HKD 1MM | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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Equity Derivatives - Market Risk
| Sales Manager – Asia Pacific | Industrial Securities competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 20 May 13 |
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Industrial Securities is looking for an institutional sales manager to cover its institutional clients in Asia...
| SENIOR STRUCTURED PRODUCT MANAGER | SLOANE MANHATTAN Competitive Remuneration Package | Hong Kong SAR | 17 May 13 |
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Due to business expansion, a renowned commercial bank, invites experienced Structured Product Manager to join ...
| Equity Derivatives Structurer (Hong Kong) | CITIC Securities competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 16 May 13 |
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CITIC Securities International (Hong Kong) is looking for Equity Derivatives Structurer with at least 6 years ...
| Senior Manager - Equities & FIC (Product & Index Development) | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 16 May 13 |
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is currently recruiting high calibre professional for the pos...
| Vice President - OTC Clearing Operations | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 14 May 13 |
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is currently recruiting high calibre professional for the pos...
| Assistant Manager - Clearing Risk Management (OTC Clearing Risk Management) (For a 15-month contract) | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 14 May 13 |
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is currently recruiting high calibre professional for the posi...
| Assistant Vice President - Equities & FIC (Product & Index Development) | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 14 May 13 |
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is currently recruiting high calibre professional for the pos...
| Precious Metals Sales | Marex Spectron Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 13 May 13 |
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Marex Spectron is looking to expand its business in Asia – Hong Kong and an opportunity has arisen for an expe...
| HK Institutional Sales to non-banking clients | Castle Peak Executive Search Limited competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 13 May 13 |
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An International IB seeks a Hong Kong Institutional Sales Person focused on non-banking clients so insurance c...
| Global Technology - Global Equity Derivatives (GED) - Equity Derivatives Client Services Analyst (AVP) | Deutsche Bank HK Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 08 May 13 |
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Seeking for a Equity Derivatives Client Services Analyst at AVP level to sit within the Global Markets Equitie...
| Equity Delta One Trader, Hong Kong | Selby Jennings $200000 - $300000 per annum | Hong Kong SAR | 08 May 13 |
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Equity Delta One Trading, ETF, Index Arbitrage, Hong Kong, Asia Our client is a tier 1 investment bank curren...
| Analyst, Client Management | CIMB Securities Limited Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 06 May 13 |
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The job holder will be responsible for the collection, analysis, presentation, and re-packaging of data into ...
| Fixed Income Project Manager (12 month contract) | Morgan McKinley Negotiable | Hong Kong SAR | 26 Apr 13 |
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Working within the ops project team your main purpose will be to help implement Dodd Frank into the daily oper...
| Project Manager- Process | Hudson Hong Kong Attractive Remuneration | Hong Kong SAR | 23 Apr 13 |
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•A Leading European Investment Bank •New Headcount •Competitive Remuneration
| VP/Director, Credit Derivative Structuring | Not Disclosed negotiable | Hong Kong SAR | 05 Dec 12 |
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Credit Derivative Structuring, Asia Focus
| Senior Market Risk Manager Prop Trading with Fixed Income Rates | Halliwell Search LLC to $1.0 million | USA-NY-New York City | 21 May 13 |
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Large and well established US Hedge Fund in New York City, approximately 30 Billion + AUM is looking to hire a...
| Risk Analyst - Counterparty Credit Enhancement Risk | Bank of America Merrill Lynch UK Competitive | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Seeking a candidate with general experience gained within an investment bank with responsible for the daily in...
