Metals Trader

As our Metals Trader you will:

• Precious Metal Spot, forwards, swaps, and leases trading. Quoting in XAU, XAG, XPD, XPT and XRH in various currencies to facilitate franchise business
• Effectively maintain various risk positions and manage position limits, providing liquidity to clients and markets to maximize total revenue of trading profit plus commission
• Inventory Management & funding of the lease portfolio
• Trade directional risk and DV01 risk related to the metals within mandated risk limit
• Communication with sales desk and assists in resolving any settlement problems, ensures ticket entry completion and provides general trade support, as necessary
• Provide market analysis and comments related to the metals market and technical analysis specific for each country using market intelligence tools and know how related to each of the products
• Ensures all trades are booked to front office position keeping system on the day they are executed correctly with the associated lifecycle management
• Maintain high standards for accountability and global standards, particularly with regards to Financial Crime Compliance
  

For this role, HSBC targets a pay range $250,000.00

The final fixed pay offer will depend on the candidate and a number of variables, including but not limited to, role responsibilities, skill set, depth of experience and education, licensing/certification requirements, internal relativity, and specific work location.

At HSBC, our overall goal is to provide a competitive Total Reward Package, with an appropriate mix of fixed pay, and variable pay, as part of an employee’s overall total compensation and benefits. Variable pay generally takes the form of discretionary, annual awards (sometimes referred to as a “bonus”). Additionally, HSBC offers a wide range of competitive and flexible benefits designed to help you improve your health and well-being, finances, and lifestyle.

Requirements

You´ll likely have the following qualifications to succeed in this role:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in precious metals
• Strong knowledge and experience in financial products and experience in dealing with corporate and/or institutional clients
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as presentation skills
• Ability to connect with and develop relationships with clients and internal stakeholders across both corporate and institutional client space and diverse geographies
• Multilingual skill would be an advantage (Spanish would be an advantage)