Global Markets - Electronic - Principal - Trader
UBS · Hong Kong
A CRB Quant Trader is responsible for developing quantitative models and managing the systematic execution of trades and orders on a principal basis.The role focuses on generating revenue, providing liquidity to clients, and supporting client needs through disciplined risk and capital management.
Key Responsibilities:
• Generate revenue through development and timely/accurate execution and booking of trades/orders on a principal basis (generating P&L)
• Proactively keep abreast of market developments and trading opportunities; have a strong understanding of financial markets, instruments, and strategies
• Facilitate client order flow by providing liquidity via proprietary inventory (utilizing the firm’s capital) or accessing third party external offerings
• Adhere to all applicable regulations and internal policies including but not limited to quality of execution (example: best execution), trading activities (example: Volcker), pricing, hedging, trading-limits and compliance policies
• Manage broad range of risks, including but not limited to trading risk, execution risk, operational risk, compliance risk and conduct risk etc., evaluating options and making decisions
• Follow, adhere to and promote the UBS principles and behaviours acting with integrity, due skill, care, and diligence always
• Ensure escalation and disclosure of any information of which applicable regulators would reasonably expect notice
• Observe proper standards of market conduct while paying due regard to interests of customers and treating them fairly
• Where supervising other members of staff, ensure adherence to applicable regulations and internal policies via effective supervision and oversight with reference to the Principles of Good Supervision
Key Deliverables:
• Revenue generation (trading P&L, commissions, sales credits) and growing client business by provision of liquidity
• Strong contributions towards development of regional/global models driving the CRB business
• Adherence to regulations, compliance policies, desk policies, and guidelines as applicable to each market
• Risk management
• Conduct in accordance with UBS principles and behaviours along with regulatory expectations including escalation and disclosure of relevant issues