Coins.ph is hiring a Web3 FX and NDF Trader
Location: Shenzhen
FX and NDF Trader
Hong Kong / Shenzhen / Shanghai, China / Hong Kong, SAR
Business Development & Partnerships – Payments /
Full-time Employee /
Hybrid
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Key Responsibilities:
- Proprietary Trading & Market Making: Manage a proprietary trading book for EM NDFs, executing trades to generate sustainable P&L.
- Risk Management: Actively monitor and manage the risk exposure of the NDF portfolio, including FX, interest rate, and liquidity risks, adhering to strict VaR and position limits.
- Price Discovery & Liquidity: Provide competitive, two-way prices to both internal stakeholders (e.g., sales, other trading desks) and key institutional clients.
- Strategy Development: Develop and implement high-frequency and relative value trading strategies across the NDF curve and related instruments (e.g., FX swaps, deliverable forwards).
- Market Analysis: Conduct in-depth fundamental and technical analysis of emerging market economies, focusing on political developments, central bank policies, and capital flows.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with the FX Sales team to understand client flow, identify trading opportunities, and enhance client relationships.
- Compliance & Regulation: Ensure all trading activities are in full compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
Qualifications and Required Skills:
- Experience: A minimum of 5+ years of proven experience as an NDF Trader or an EM FX Trader with a strong focus on NDFs.
- Track Record: A verifiable and consistent track record of generating P&L.
- Market Knowledge: Deep expertise in emerging markets, with a strong understanding of the macroeconomic and political drivers of key NDF currencies especially HKD, PHP, USD, EUR, BRL, THB etc.
- Technical Skills: High proficiency with major trading platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters) and strong numerical/analytical skills. Programming skills (e.g., Python, VBA) for automation and analysis are a significant advantage.
- Personal Attributes:
- Excellent decision-making skills and the ability to perform under pressure.
- Strong risk management intuition and discipline.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- A team-oriented mindset with a high degree of professional integrity.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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