TRAINEE: Emerging Market Trader Assistant

The Trainee will join the Emerging Trading Desk team and work closely with the Management and Traders. The main products traded are Fixed Income, Interest rate and FX products, denominated in Asian currencies. The Trainee will work in team focusing on Emerging Markets + G10 FX Spot.

Assist the Trading team in its day to day tasks:

Conduct onboarding tasks to trade with new counterparties

Follow up limits (market, counterparty, regulatory, etc.)

Reporting daily Front Office PnL estimates to the management

Accompany IT developments and assist with the testing and validation

Analyze the official PnL reports and understand the gaps

Analysis and troubleshooting of miscellaneous issues

Report issues to the management

Produce the relevant reports to the management

Help with the launch of new products and other projects

Propose trade ideas and conduct back-testing to validate the strategies

Deal with other internal trading desks and provide pricing to Sales under the supervision of the trading manager and within a strict control framework

Hold Bachelors or Masters Degree in Engineering, Finance, Computer Science or similar

Familiar with Fixed income products

Strong programming & Computer literacy

Initiative and entrepreneurial skills

Ability to estimate risk

Tenacity and being results oriented

Good cooperation and team spirit

Analytical skills and ability to summarize key messages

Fluent English is mandatory, with Asian language is a plus

This is a fixed term 12 month Trainee contract with Societe Generale. You will form part of the team on a full time basis. In order to apply for the Trainee position please ensure you have completed your qualification and will be available to work full time for the duration of the Trainee contract.

Behavioral Skills:

Client - Understanding and Respect: I listen to clients and colleagues in order to understand and anticipate their needs

Client - Sales and Marketing Strategy: I contribute to adapt our offer to our clients'/internal partners' needs

Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority

Innovation - Thinking out of the box/Creativity: I propose new ideas and solutions

Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks

Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge