About Caxton Associates:

Caxton Associates, founded in 1983, is a global trading and investment firm with offices in London, New York, Monaco, Singapore and Dubai. Caxton Associates’ primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through global macro hedge fund strategies. Assets are managed via a broad mandate to trade in a variety of global markets and instruments.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the accurate booking of trades in our internal risk system. Ensure FIX Orders trade blotter is clean and that all execution trades are booked.
• Process internal trade moves and book transfers for the Portfolio Managers.
• Collaborate with Middle Office team to ensure smooth settlement of all trades.
• Manage all OTC Option expiries.
• Work with wider teams in the firm to conduct testing in preparation for upgrades to the internal risk system.

Trade Life Cycle

• Responsible for the accurate booking of trades in our internal risk system. Ensure FIX Orders trade blotter is clean and that all execution trades are booked.
• Process internal trade moves and book transfers for the Portfolio Managers.
• Collaborate with Middle Office team to ensure smooth settlement of all trades.
• Manage all OTC Option expiries.
• Work with wider teams in the firm to conduct testing in preparation for upgrades to the internal risk system.

Portfolio Management

• Run flash P&L rec to catch any mis-bookings.
• FX rolls, daily residuals, late prior day trades. Liaise with Operations and keep desk informed.
• Repos: be on top of financing requirements T0. Communicate to desk, act as go between for MO and trading.
• Futures expiries cash v physical, point person between desk and middle office to ensure all such events are managed and desk is aware.
• OTC expiries
• Screen for boxed positions between custodian, cash v CFD. Reconcile breaks arising from operations reconciliations

Requirements

• Degree qualified, degree(s) in a numerate discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ trade assistant /operations experience.
• Sound understanding of financial markets and different financial products, specifically OTC Derivative instruments.
• An excellent knowledge of operational risk and risk mitigation, technology, process and controls.
• Knowledge of VBA, SQL or other programming languages advantages.
• Cross asset class experience is preferred: FI, FX, Credit, Rates, Equities
• Operates with the highest degree of ethics and integrity.

This is a 5-day in office role.