eFinancialCareers

• Location

  USA-NY-New York City

• Remuneration

  500+

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  06 Jan 2009

• eFC Ref no

  354252

Desk Strategists to join the securitized Products Trading Desk. The Desk Strategies will add value to the firm through the creation of models, trading strategies and valuation tools to be used by the desk.

Creating models and strategies that the desk will used to drive trading decisions Effective candidate will have a proven track record of being able to market and sell strategy to the trading desk Analyzing and managing the risk of the positions currently open ton the books Creating pricing and making models and tools for securities that are currently on the books or about to be purchase or bid on Creating trader efficiency tools There is a strong possibility of needing to discuss and market models with clients Requirement skills: Strong mathematical, analytical skills and knowledge of the securitization business with an emphasis on mortgage related products Strong hands on technology skills are also key to this role(C++ programming and statistical packages such as SAS or Mat lab) strong communication skills are necessary. The ideal candidate must have not only spent a good amount of time building models and writing code, but selling strategies to the desks with a good track record of positive results.