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Senior Emerging Markets Credit Trader
We have been retained exclusively to identify a Senior Emerging Markets Credit Trader. The hiring firm deploys substantial proprietary capital across EM credit and offers the successful candidate real discretion over a liquid EM Credit book spanning market neutral and directional strategies. This is a senior seat for an experienced EM credit trader looking to operate at the highest level, with scope to build and scale the desk over time.
What the role involves
- Trade a liquid EM credit book across sovereigns, quasi-sovereigns and corporates in hard and local currency, spanning LATAM, CEEMEA and broader global EM, deploying proprietary capital across both market neutral and directional strategies
- Identify and execute relative value and asymmetric trading opportunities across the EM credit universe, including curve trades, cross-market positioning, basis relationships and spread dislocations between sovereigns, quasi-sovereigns and corporates
- Structure and manage complex hedging strategies across FX, rates, options and other derivatives instruments, actively managing risk and market exposure across geographies and asset classes
- Maintain a strong read on market flows, technicals and liquidity conditions across EM credit markets, adjusting positioning dynamically in response to spread movements, macro developments and geopolitical events
- Engage actively with counterparties to maintain pricing intelligence, source liquidity and execute efficiently across cash and synthetic instruments
- Manage and help scale the trading desk over time, contributing to the development of trading infrastructure, risk frameworks and team build-out as the strategy grows
- Work closely with senior investment leadership on risk budgeting, capital allocation and strategic positioning across the EM credit book
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- A seasoned EM credit trader with a demonstrable track record deploying proprietary capital across sovereigns, quasi-sovereigns and corporates in LATAM, CEEMEA and/or broader global EM
- Strong relative value and asymmetric trading instincts, with experience running both market neutral and directional books across liquid EM credit instruments
- Proven ability to structure and manage complex, multi-instrument hedging strategies across FX, rates, options and derivatives, with a disciplined and technical approach to risk management
- Deep familiarity with EM credit market structure, pricing dynamics, flow behaviour and the macro and geopolitical factors driving spread movements across target markets
- Experience managing or contributing to the development of a trading desk, with the seniority and credibility to take on a leadership role within the team
- Strong sell-side and buy-side relationships across EM trading desks and counterparties viewed favourably
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