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