Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
Macro Execution Trader
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Job Title: Macro Execution Trader (Multi-Manager, Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund)
Location: London
Firm Overview:
Join a world-class macro business at a leading multi-manager, multi-strategy hedge fund. We provide a dynamic, collaborative environment for top talent seeking impact, innovation, and growth. Our teams span a global footprint, using cutting-edge technology and advanced trading strategies to deliver superior performance.
Role Overview:
The Macro Execution Trader will execute trades across a wide range of asset classes—including bonds, interest rate swaps, currencies, commodities, equities, and credit indexes through both linear and non-linear structures—for 40+ distinct Portfolio Management (PM) teams. The role requires exceptional cross-asset knowledge, fast and accurate execution under pressure, and the ability to perform in a high-volume, multi-strategy framework.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute orders across global macro markets with precision and minimal market impact.
- Serve as the execution partner to 40+ macro PM teams, ensuring timely, discrete, and efficient trade flow.
- Monitor markets, react to liquidity and news, and opportunistically source liquidity to support PM trading objectives.
- Work closely with portfolio managers, the central macro management team, risk, operations, and technology to continuously optimize trading processes, platforms, and workflow.
- Provide real-time feedback and market color to internal stakeholders; leverage relationships with sell-side counterparties, brokers, and venues.
- Ensure rigorous trade compliance, order management, and risk controls at all times.
- Contribute to post-trade analytics and trade cost reviews to improve execution quality.
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Key Qualifications:
- 5+ years’ experience as an execution trader or assistant trader at an institutional asset manager, hedge fund, or investment bank.
- Deep knowledge of major macro asset classes: fixed income, FX, futures, interest rate derivatives, equities, commodities, and options on all asset classes.
- Demonstrated ability to trade liquid and less liquid instruments; strong working knowledge of electronic and voice execution tools.
- Experience with derivatives pricing, market microstructure, and volatility/arbitrage strategies is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication and relationship management skills; experience working directly with portfolio managers.
- High level of integrity, attention to detail, and comfort working in fast-paced, high-pressure settings.
- Familiarity with order management and execution management systems (OMS/EMS) and trading algorithms. The ability to work with multiple businesses within an organization to help improve/build these tools in-house.
- Strong academic background in finance, economics, math, or a related field; advanced degree or certifications (CFA, CQF, FRM) a plus.
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What We Offer:
- Exposure to a diverse, high-caliber group of strategies and market participants.
- Flat, transparent culture with the opportunity to meaningfully impact trading outcomes.
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