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Job Description
Cross Asset Futures Sales Trader, Equities, Vice President or Assistant Vice President
Citi is seeking a Cross Asset Futures focused Sales Trader. This role is responsible for executing futures and options on behalf of Institutional Clients as well as providing strategic advisory and valued resources to drive incremental market share. This Trader would also be responsible to grow Client self-execution opportunities and work with our Sales team to help grow Citi’s clearing footprint.
Responsibilities:
- Market & Deliver Citigroup’s strong execution capabilities, contribute to team strategy and deliver a high level of customer service
- Develop new relationships, cement current relationships and identify existing opportunities
- Cross sell into Broader Clearing business as well as across Equities and Markets
- Ensure compliant with all relevant regulations and internal policy
- Lead strong governance and controls
- Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure
- Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics
- Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; demonstrating proper consideration for the firm’s reputation
- Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services
- Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you
- Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- Experience in developing and maintaining client relationships, from acquisition to ownership of prominent institutional accounts
- Knowledge of Futures and Options trading, including different trading strategies and structures
- Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Proven negotiation and persuasion skills
- Proven ability to prioritize workload effectively to meet deadlines.
The advertised details are related to Vice President level, including salary range. We are open to considering Assistant Vice President level talent to hire at the Assistant Vice President level.
Key skills/competency
- Futures and Options Trading
- Institutional Sales
- Client Relationship Management
- Market Strategy
- Risk Assessment
- Regulatory Compliance
- Negotiation Skills
- Cross-selling
- Financial Advisory
- Execution Capabilities
How to Get Hired at Citi
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 5+ years of experience in futures/options trading and client relationship management to match the job description.
- Showcase client focus: Emphasize your ability to develop, maintain, and grow institutional client relationships, including acquisition and ownership.
- Demonstrate trading expertise: Detail your knowledge of Futures and Options trading, including various strategies and structures, and execution capabilities.
- Emphasize communication: Provide examples of your clear, concise written and verbal communication, negotiation, and persuasion skills.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss your risk assessment approach and how you ensure regulatory compliance.
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