Barclays · 5 days ago
Agency CMO Trader
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $250K/yr
5+ years expBarclays is redefining the future of banking and is seeking an Agency CMO Trader to lead trade execution and risk management for Agency MBS and related instruments. The role involves generating trade ideas, delivering client solutions, and engaging with clients while managing risks and supporting revenue growth.
BankingConsumerFinancial ServicesWholesale
Hiring Manager
Jennifer O’Day
Responsibilities
Execution of buy and sell orders or pricing of liquidity in various financial instruments while adhering to the bank's trading strategies and risk parameters
Monitoring and analysis of global financial markets, economic indicators, news, and geopolitical events to identify trading opportunities and assess market risks
Management and monitoring of the risk associated with the trading portfolio and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal risk management guidelines
Collaboration with research analysts and other teams to gather insights and information for trading decisions
Qualification
Required
Generating Agency CMO trade ideas based on market conditions, supply-demand dynamics, prepayment analysis, and structural alpha
Delivering client solutions, manage new-issue risk, and support Agency deal execution
Engaging with clients across Agency pass-throughs, specified pools, and CMOs
Providing active liquidity in both primary and secondary markets while operating within established risk parameters
Evaluating prepayment behavior and manage mortgage convexity risk using rates, MBS, volatility, and hedging instruments in line with regulatory and internal guidelines
Execution of buy and sell orders or pricing of liquidity in various financial instruments while adhering to the bank's trading strategies and risk parameters
Monitoring and analysis of global financial markets, economic indicators, news, and geopolitical events to identify trading opportunities and assess market risks
Management and monitoring of the risk associated with the trading portfolio and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal risk management guidelines
Collaboration with research analysts and other teams to gather insights and information for trading decisions
To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change
Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures
If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes
If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard
OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction
Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives
Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes
Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes
Preferred
Analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail
Effective communication skills for interfacing with various teams
Ability to manage multiple priorities and execute tasks under time-sensitive conditions
Collaborative mindset with a willingness to partner across functions to drive outcomes
High degree of accountability, integrity, and ownership in support of revenue and business goals
Company
Barclays
Barclays is a transatlantic consumer and wholesale bank with global reach, offering products, and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1986-09-09IPO
Leadership Team
Geoffrey Belsher
Chief Executive Officer for Canada
David Morris
Head of Engineering, Colleague Platforms
Recent News
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