Head of Index Exotics Trading

Tasks

- Lead and manage the Index Exotic Trading Desk, including day-to-day risk, pricing, and execution - Drive P&L growth through market making, structuring opportunities, and strategic positioning - Monitor risk limits, hedging strategies, and capital utilization across a complex book - Partner with sales, structuring, and research to provide integrated solutions for institutional clients - Lead the development of new products across equity-linked notes, volatility and correlation strategies, and structured index exposures - Collaborating with compliance, model validation, and senior management to ensure regulatory and governance standards - Mentoring and developing junior traders, structurers, and quants - Representing the business in internal governance forums and market discussions

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in equity derivatives trading, with significant exposure to index exotics
• Proven leadership experience in managing a trading book with significant risk and P&L responsibility
• Expertise in volatility, correlation, dividends, structured products, and cross-asset hedging
• Strong quantitative background (e.g., mathematics, engineering, physics, quantitative finance)
• Proven ability to collaborate with structuring, sales, and risk functions
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure trading environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluent English required; additional languages are a strong advantage

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