Financials Trader

You will join the Flow Credit Trading team as a market maker for Financial bonds.

Main Responsibilities

Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring that client needs and expectations are met consistently, professionally, and reliably while complying with Natixis' risk management framework and the "Asset light" Origination to Distribution strategy of Natixis;
• Market making for Financial bonds, specifically senior and subordinated bonds, and managing the risk arising from this trading activity on a dedicated book;
• Supporting our strong primary business by providing pricing and market colour, and being ready to engage with our clients in the secondary market;
• Engaging and interacting with clients daily, presenting trade ideas and meeting clients regularly;
• Participating in regular internal meetings with other traders, sales, origination, and management.

Opportunities and Strengths of the Position:

• You will contribute to the growth of the Flow Credit Trading business within a strong team composed of originators, traders, salespeople, and credit analysts.
• You will meet our clients, particularly in Paris and London, through meetings and conferences.
• You will work in an international environment within a community of experts who place excellence, impact, and collective action at the heart of everything they undertake.

Required Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Good experience as a Financials credit trader.
• The credit fundamentals of European Banks and Insurers and the dynamics of the Financials bond market.
• Bonds, CDS, credit indices, and the autonomous management of a trading book.
• You have excellent interpersonal skills, a great ability to listen, and you are:
• Analytical and rigorous.
• Capable of managing stress on a trading floor.
• Autonomous and able to make quick decisions.