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Global Markets - Rates - Trader

Trade emerging-market rates and cross-currency products for UBS. The desk prices client flows and develops macroeconomic or relative-value positions while managing market risks.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Quote interest-rate and cross-currency swaps.
Form relative-value views on monetary policy and inflation.
Manage exposures and hedge flows within desk limits.
Share trade ideas and market analysis with sales and clients.

What they ask for

Required

Rates trading and risk management
Emerging-market macro analysis
Financial instruments and strategies
Clear communication

Education: Bachelor’s in finance, economics or another quantitative field, or equivalent.
Experience: At least 5 years and a record of risk-adjusted trading performance.
Markets: fixed-income, fx

How to prepare

Build a curve-based emerging-market rates trade.
Explain cross-currency risk and hedge choices.
Stress a position under monetary-policy and inflation shocks.

What to study

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