Vanguard
Financial Services
FixedIncomeDerivativesTrader
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“Fixed Income Derivatives Trader at Vanguard. Skills: Interest Rate Derivatives, Fixed Income Trading, Risk Management, Quantitative Analysis. Negotiate and execute derivatives trades. Implement hedging strategies”
Industry & Context.
Quantitative relative value analysis; Macro analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Five years related work experience, Four years investment management experience, Undergraduate degree in quantitative studies, economics or equivalent combination of training and experience
Nice to Have
Derivatives experience preferred, Fixed income rates experience preferred, Mathematics experience preferred, Statistics experience preferred, Financial engineering experience preferred, CFA preferred
What You'll Do.
Negotiate and execute derivatives trades
Implement hedging strategies
Implement alpha generating trading strategies
Trade interest rate swaps
Invest daily cashflows
Hedge daily cashflows
Relay market insight to portfolio managers
Monitor market trends
Analyze market trends
Provide alpha-oriented ideas
Provide hedging ideas
Refine relative value frameworks
Develop new trading strategies
Implement new trading strategies
Develop new hedging strategies
Implement new hedging strategies
Drive analytical improvements
Drive operational improvements
Participate in special projects
Participate in research initiatives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with other sector teams; Develop less tenured traders; Train less tenured traders; Build relationships with security dealers; Maintain relationships with security dealers
Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Interest Rate Derivatives Trader to join Vanguard’s Fixed Income Group. As a Derivatives Trader, you will play an instrumental role in the active taxable fixed income business, helping to determine and implement both hedging and alpha generating trading strategies. This position requires extensive knowledge of interest rate markets, with a focus on modeling and valuing US Treasuries, interest rate swaps, interest rate swaptions, futures and listed options. Through daily market analysis, supporting portfolio managers, or helping develop innovative tools, your contributions will be valued and visible. **This role:** * Negotiates and executes derivatives trades and strategies in fixed income portfolios. Will trade US treasuries, bond futures, interest rate swaps, swaptions, listed options, and FX forwards. * Manages duration and curve risk across active portfolios, invests and hedges daily cashflows, and monitors FX exposure. Requires familiarity with performance attribution and risk-management frameworks. * Relays market insight to portfolio managers through monitoring and analysis of market trends. Provides investable alpha-oriented and hedging ideas through quantitative relative value and macro analysis. * Continually refines relative value frameworks, particularly in interest rate derivative and options pricing models, which requires an understanding of option greeks, basis risks and relationships across interest rate products. * Develops and implements new trading and hedging strategies, while also driving analytical and operational improvements to regular processes. * Fosters a collaborative environment internally by working closely with other sector teams within fixed income, and helping to develop and train less tenured traders. Builds and maintains relationships with security dealers. * Participates in special projects and research initiatives as assigned. **Qualifications:** * Five years related work experience, including four ye
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