Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong

Trade Operations Associate (Quant Trading)

 Job Description:

Join our client, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform, seeking a Trade Operations Associate. You'll be part of the Quant Trading team responsible for managing risks and implementing trading strategies for various crypto products. As a Trading Operations Associate, you'll streamline processes to facilitate the growth of the trading business.


Responsibilities:

  • Provide trade support to the trading desks, performing trade bookings, trade matching, balance and position reconciliations, and P&L attributions.
  • Troubleshoot operational bottlenecks, delays, and other problems presented throughout the trade life cycle.
  • Perform fund operations and settlement checks.
  • Liaise with Treasury and other external parties on fund transfer matters.
  • Streamline and document the funding operations workflow, implementing controls to monitor and optimize funding usage.
  • Analyze trading performance vs working capital usage, devising appropriate funding allocation methodologies across trading strategies using a systematic, data-driven approach.
  • Assist in ad hoc/urgent requests from the trading desks relating to trade bookings or funding requests.
  • Engage with developers on projects that further enhance system infrastructure and controls.


Requirements: 

    • Degree holder in Finance/Accounting or Quantitative discipline
    • 3+ years of working experience on the Trading floor or in relevant functions such as Middle Office, Product Control or Risk in a financial services or crypto trading firm
    • Have knowledge in SQL and Python and an interest to expand your technical skills
    • Logical with strong analytical skills, detailed oriented with a high degree of accuracy while able to grasp the big picture
    • Positive and proactive with good problem-solving skills
    • A product owner, results oriented, think outside of the box and can deliver under pressure
    • Think critically and strive for continuous improvement
    • Thrive to work in a dynamic environment, passionate about cryptocurrency and blockchain
  Required Skills:

Trading