European Rates Trader

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

Global active fixed-income investment manager operating across public and private markets.

What you will do

• Execute trade orders and manage firm-wide European cash and derivatives books.
• Generate investment ideas and identify trade opportunities in liquid UK and pan-European rates markets.
• Construct investment strategies using market knowledge, macroeconomic analysis, and quantitative analysis.
• Trade primarily EUR- and GBP-denominated government bonds and interest-rate derivatives, with potential to expand across developed and emerging markets.
• Provide market color and insights to portfolio managers and support ad hoc portfolio-management requests.
• Build strong working relationships with sell-side strategists and traders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with strong academic credentials.
• At least two years of trading experience in European government bonds, interest rates, and derivatives at a prominent buy-side or sell-side institution.
• Functional competency across rates-related linear and derivative products.
• Strong quantitative background, including developing, modifying, and using empirical investment models.
• Ability to analyze market data and economic variables and communicate effectively with portfolio managers and colleagues.
• Ability to remain calm and objective during market volatility, with strong ethics, integrity, collaboration, and accountability.

Culture & Benefits

• High-performance and inclusive culture focused on diverse thinking.
• Core values include Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility, and Excellence.
• Emphasis on teamwork, humility, emotional maturity, and continuous development.