Covered Warrant Trading Team Leader

Our client is a leading securities company that is looking for a qualified candidate to join their firm as Covered Warrant Trading Team Lead.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Lead and supervise the Covered Warrant Trading team, including task allocation, performance monitoring, technical guidance, and capability development for team members.

Take ownership of daily covered warrant trading and market-making activities, ensuring competitive quotations, sufficient market liquidity, and compliance with applicable regulations and internal policies.

Develop and optimize pricing, market-making, and hedging strategies for the company’s covered warrant portfolio.

Monitor underlying securities, volatility, market conditions, trading positions, and risk exposures to support timely trading decisions and portfolio adjustments.

Manage key option risk indicators, including Delta, Gamma, Vega, and other relevant exposures, and ensure appropriate hedging activities are executed within approved risk limits.

Oversee trading positions, P&L, liquidity, and overall portfolio performance, while identifying potential market and operational risks and proposing appropriate corrective actions.

Participate in the selection of underlying securities and development of new covered warrant products, including pricing analysis, issuance planning, product structure, and evaluation of market potential.

Coordinate the covered warrant issuance and lifecycle management process, including issuance, listing, market making, hedging, maturity, and settlement activities.

Develop and enhance quantitative models, trading tools, risk dashboards, automated reports, and internal systems to improve pricing accuracy and trading efficiency.

Work closely with Risk Management, Investment, Operations, Finance, Legal/Compliance, and IT teams to ensure smooth execution of covered warrant activities and timely resolution of operational issues.

Monitor regulatory developments and market practices related to covered warrants and derivatives, ensuring trading activities remain compliant with applicable requirements.

Prepare periodic reports and provide management with insights on trading performance, market conditions, portfolio risks, and recommendations for covered warrant business development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Banking, Securities, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related discipline.

Solid experience in covered warrants, derivatives trading, proprietary trading, market making, quantitative trading, or other relevant securities activities, with demonstrated ability to independently manage trading positions and risks.

Previous experience leading, mentoring, or providing professional guidance to traders or investment team members is strongly preferred.

Strong knowledge of derivatives and option pricing, including volatility, Greeks, market-making mechanisms, and hedging strategies.

Good understanding of the Vietnamese equity market, covered warrant products, securities trading regulations, and relevant risk management requirements.

Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities, with the ability to make sound trading decisions under rapidly changing market conditions.

Experience using Python, SQL, VBA, or other quantitative and automation tools for trading analysis, pricing, risk monitoring, or reporting is preferred.

Strong risk awareness, decision-making ability, leadership skills, and the ability to coordinate effectively with multiple internal functions.

Relevant professional qualifications or securities certifications are preferred. CFA, FRM, or equivalent qualifications are considered an advantage.

Proven experience developing or improving market-making and hedging strategies for covered warrants or other derivatives products.

Experience participating in the issuance and end-to-end management of covered warrant products is highly preferred.

Strong track record in managing trading performance, portfolio risk, and P&L.

Experience building trading models, automated tools, or quantitative monitoring systems is considered a strong advantage.