Credit Trader

4 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Point72 Full time
Role Summary

A Cubist portfolio management team specializing in systematic trading of US credit markets is seeking a highly skilled Execution Trader. This opportunity allows someone to source liquidity in the credit markets and pilot automated trading systems, taking a central role in the team's investment process.

Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with the Portfolio Manager on electronic and non-electronic execution of all credit trades.
  • Maintain strong relationships with a broad set of liquidity providers.
  • Proactively monitor and assess portfolio risk exposures, in collaboration with the portfolio manager.
  • Track realized transaction costs and analyze execution quality statistics.
  • Contribute to the internal development and external sourcing of execution algorithms.
  • Be responsible for position maintenance (e.g., CDS rolls) and be the point person working with the back office for corporate actions.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of the investment process, in collaboration with the rest of the team.
Requirements
  • 3+ years of work experience as a credit trader in single-name CDS and/or corporate bonds.
  • Experience with OMS/EMS platforms such as MarketAxess and TradeWeb.
  • Experience with credit ETFs, interest rate derivatives, or equity options markets is a plus.
  • Exposure to quantitative/systematic strategies is a plus.
  • Some programming skills are a plus (e.g., SQL, Python, Excel VBA) and a strong self-learner.
  • Tenacious, detail-orientated, organized, and proactive about potential operational risks.
  • Keen intuition for markets and a passion for studying them. Team player, driven and collaborative.


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