Cross-Asset Strategist
Societe Generale
Responsibilities
Cross-Asset Strategist
Responsible for running financial analyses, back tests and simulations for clients (U.S. and global customers) and the Bank’s Traders in a very quick turnaround, focused on derivative strategies of both discretionary and systematic nature; Support colleagues from Trading with ad-hoc analyses in relation to specific pricing requests from clients, enhancing existing tools to perform analyses/back testing; Conduct pricing and structuring of multiple iterations of standard ("vanilla") and non-standard ("exotic") derivative products to identify the most suitable path for implementation; Maintain knowledge of tools to act as a product expert, develop pricing scripts to estimate historical prices for derivative products; Produce notes, write-ups, documents, and presentations about topical market themes, including relevant analyses and indepth sophisticated explanations about derivative markets and derivative parameters; Prepare/deliver presentations to clients and prepare conference calls and client events of various nature (roundtables, seminars, forums) about topical market themes to foster client relationships and promote brand recognition; Work closely with colleagues from Sales, Trading, Marketing, and Structuring on bespoke client requests and trade ideas; Consult with clients on extremely complex matters related to investing, markets, derivatives, and quantitative finance and provide client-specific solutions taking into consideration the risk appetite and constraints faced by the Trading function; Back test derivative-based strategies to assess their historical risk-reward and performance during specific market environments; Develop scripts for internal databases to perform standardized analyses and create insightful visualizations of market parameters and prices for derivative products. Provide guidance on the use of these databases to clients and colleagues from Trading and Sales, create custom indictors on market platforms (ex. Bloomberg, SG Markets) to be disseminated among clients; Create and maintain proprietary databases about derivative markets leveraging on specialized data providers; Create and automate sophisticated models/dashboard for derivative markets and derivative parameters, frequently disseminating results and highlighting potential trade ideas; and Investigate advanced, innovative methodologies to construct cutting-edge forecasting models. Requires up to 10% domestic and international travel for client visits and conferences. Telecommuting may be permitted up to one (1) day a week. When not telecommuting, must report to SG Americas Securities, LLC, 245 Park Ave, New York 10167. Salary: $200,000 - $275,000 per year.
