Coolabah Capital Investments
Credit Trader (IG Credit)
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
About the business
Coolabah Capital Investments is a leading global fixed-income investor managing over USD $15 billion for institutional and retail clients. The Firm focuses on generating alpha from security-specific positions through highly quantitative proprietary models. The team includes a 14-person portfolio management team and 22 analysts across a total of 65 talented, full-time staff located in our offices in London, Miami, Nassau, Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland.
About the role
The role is for a highly quantitative trader position within the portfolio management team, based in London. The successful individual will report to the US and European Head of Trading. The role is a permanent, full-time position, and the successful candidate will be expected to be in the office 5 days a week.
Key responsibilities include:
- Idea generation in relation to actionable alpha across the entire fixed-income asset-class
- Deep quantitative analysis of investment opportunities
- Portfolio construction using quantitative tools
- Trade implementation and execution across OTC cash, derivatives, and listed domains
- Portfolio reporting and risk management
- Contributions to further supporting the entire investment team
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Skills and experience
We welcome applications from highly motivated and talented candidates with at least 3 years' experience in credit markets, with a background in Financials being advantageous but not essential. Exceptional candidates with similar fixed-income experience may also be considered. The ideal candidate is looking to make a long-term commitment to their next position and possesses the following attributes:
- Exceptional talent and problem-solving abilities
- Experience trading IG credit instruments and/or interest rates markets
- Track-record of superior performance and decision making under pressure
- Highly quantitative skills and modelling capabilities
- Coding experience is an advantage, ideally in Python or R
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- High-intensity work ethic and willingness to work outside normal hours when required
- Track-record of high academic achievement in a highly quantitative discipline
- High levels of honesty, reliability, and dependability
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Benefits
It is expected that a market-competitive contract will be agreed with the opportunity to participate in the bonus pool, including equity participation over time. The work will be demanding but also highly rewarding with the right candidate able to assume significant responsibilities and contribute directly to portfolio performance.
No recruiters please.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location