ETD Sales Trader
About The Position
The ETD Voice Sales Trader delivers high-quality execution and comprehensive sales coverage to institutional clients across global futures and listed options markets. The role is within Global Markets / Execution Services and focuses on voice-led and hybrid execution, senior client coverage, revenue ownership, and contributing to franchise strategy and growth across the Americas. The role combines execution and risk leadership, commercial ownership, senior client coverage, and contribution to the team’s platform and strategy. It involves working closely with trading, sales, research, clearing, technology, operations, and management, while supporting junior colleagues and improving execution workflows and client experience.
Requirements
- Proven ability to operate at a senior level in fast-moving, high-pressure trading environments.
- Strong commercial mindset with demonstrated revenue ownership and client franchise development.
- Highly effective collaboration across sales, trading, technology, operations, risk, and management.
- Credibility with clients and internal stakeholders, with sound judgment.
- Curiosity about using AI to improve workflows, with sound judgment in validating outputs and aligning with policies, risk standards, and ethical use.
Responsibilities
- Deliver execution across exchange-traded derivatives through voice, electronic, and hybrid channels, while applying disciplined risk management and best-execution standards.
- Partner with trading desks, sales, research, and clearing to source liquidity and provide differentiated execution solutions.
- Maintain expertise in exchange rules, contract specifications, margining, and clearing mechanics across global venues.
- Drive execution revenues for a defined client portfolio or segment within the Americas, develop strategic client relationships, and onboard new high-value execution flows.
- Identify and execute commercial opportunities across ETD execution, clearing, and related Global Markets products.
- Contribute to regional business planning, client prioritization, pricing discipline, and product expansion; provide senior management with insights on market trends, competition, and client demand.
- Cover hedge funds, asset managers, CTAs, pension funds, insurers, and proprietary trading firms as a trusted execution partner.
- Provide clients with market color, liquidity insight, and guidance on execution strategy, venue selection, and market structure.
- Partner with clients to structure and execute complex cross-market and multi-asset futures and options strategies.
- Promote and support cross-selling of the firm’s Global Markets, Prime, Clearing, and Capital Markets capabilities.
- Mentor junior sales traders and contribute to talent development and succession planning.
- Help shape ETD execution strategy, platform enhancements, and scalability initiatives.
- Work with technology, operations, and management on automation, workflow optimization, and client experience improvements.
- Represent the desk in internal forums and contribute to governance, controls, and process enhancements.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits are offered; further details are available at ubs.com/employee-benefits.
- Flexible working options when possible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
