Fixed Income & Foreign Exchange Trader

Company

T. Rowe Price International

Location

Hong Kong SAR

Remuneration

Highly Competitive + Benefits

Position Type

Permanent

Employment type

Full time

Updated

17-Feb-2011

eFC Ref no

743434

We are seeking a Fixed Income & Foreign Exchange Trader to join our global team of 40 traders worldwide. The appointee will be the first dedicated Fixed Income & Foreign Exchange trader in both Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region.

T. Rowe Price is a global asset management firm, focused solely on investment management and related services. Established in 1937, the firm is based in Baltimore with offices around the world. As of September 30, 2010, the firm managed $439.7 billion in assets, globally diversified in both fixed income and equity. We are an independent investment organization with a public holding company structure (TROW).

T. Rowe Price has established a significant presence in fixed income management, offering a full range of strategies across regional, credit, and maturity spectrums for both taxable and tax-exempt investors. Our absolute performance goal is to deliver consistently positive risk-adjusted returns over a full market cycle.

We are seeking a Fixed Income & Foreign Exchange Trader to join our global team of 40 traders worldwide.  The appointee will be the first dedicated Fixed Income & Foreign Exchange trader in both Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region. Based from our office in Central, the Trader will be responsible for trading Asian fixed income securities, including sovereign debt, interest rate swaps, investment grade and emerging/high yield corporate debt and foreign exchange, including both spot and forward transactions.

They will also be required to communicate themes, trends and activity relating to the fixed income and foreign exchange markets to our portfolio managers, analysts and other traders around the world on a regular basis.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute trades across fixed income sectors
• Execute spot and forward trades for various equity and fixed income portfolios
• Develop and manage relationships with broker/dealers
• Gather and analyze market color and communicate relevant information to portfolio managers, analysts, and other traders
• Work with international offices on foreign exchange process
• Maximize best execution practices
• Maintain and track portfolio cash balances
• Maintain spreadsheets, market data, and trading data
• Solving trade issues

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant trading experience in Asian credit and/or rates market. 

Preferred:

• MBA, MS, or CFA (or in progress)
• FX trading experience would be advantageous

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Ability to work as part of a team of portfolio managers, analysts, and traders
• Strong quantitative, analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to negotiate effectively with broker/dealers
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work with precision under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Self motivated   

For more information about this job, or to make an application, please visit our website at www.troweprice.com/careers or email asia_pacific_careers@troweprice.com

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T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ: TROW) is an independent investment management firm helping institutional and individual investors worldwide reach their long-term goals. With assets under management totaling more than $482 billion (as of 31 December 2010) and offices in 13 countries worldwide, the firm's sole focus is investment management and related services

Headquartered from Baltimore, T. Rowe Price employs nearly 5,000 associates worldwide. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining talented and diverse employees that help us create value for our clients.

For more information about the Firm, please visit www.troweprice.com or http://www.troweprice.com/institutional