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This sector contains all our financial derivatives jobs, including derivatives jobs for graduates and trainees. This includes derivative sales roles, derivatives analyst jobs, derivatives structuring roles, credit derivatives jobs, equity derivates jobs, derivatives trading roles, programming roles and other derivatives jobs in London and across the world.

Financial derivatives are effectively contracts between two parties. These contracts state that the value of the derivative in question will be determined by changes to other variables. These variables can be either financial products like equities and bonds, physical products like commodities, or other things - like the weather or the longevity of a population.

Derivatives are frequently used as an insurance policy and hedge against risk. For example, Credit Default Swaps (CDS) specify that in the event of a loan defaulting, the holder of the CDS will receive compensation.

The earliest forms of derivative were futures contracts. These were devised in order that purchasers of materials could have some control over the future price. For example, farmers selling wheat would enter into a contract with wheat buyers to arrange that in three months' time they would be able to sell wheat at a pre-determined price, thereby insulating themselves against the risk of a collapse in the wheat price during the intervening time period.

Other simple forms of derivative products you may manage in a derivatives career include swaps and options.

Swaps allow for the simple exchange of one type of product with another. Some of the most popular are currency swaps, in which loans and-or the interest payments on those loans are swapped from one currency into another.

Options are contracts which allow one party to buy or sell assets to another party at a specific price at some point in the future. Unlike futures contracts, there is noobligation to invoke an options contract (it's optional) - a buyer has the right to buy three tonnes of wheat at price X if it makes financial sense, but is not obliged to do so if it doesn't. Holders of options must pay a premium for this privilege.

Options which confer the right to buy something are 'call options'. Options which confer the right to sell are, 'put options.'

Simple derivatives are traded on exchanges. More complex derivatives have traditionally been traded over the counter (OTC), between the two parties involved in the contract. However, this is changing as governments seek to make the derivatives market more transparent.

In the run up to the 2008 financial crisis, derivative products became increasingly complex and increasingly prolific with products such as collateralised debt obligations and synthetic derivatives (derivatives based upon derivatives) proliferating. Many people blame derivative professionals, products, and their falsely conveyed impression that risk was no longer an issue, for the crisis occurring.

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Performance Analyst Optimum recruitment Base salary plus superannuation Australia-Brisbane 12 May 13

A challenging and rewarding position within a highly successful organisation that has a reputation for excelle...

Senior Business Analyst - Melbourne SunGard Negotiable Australia-Melbourne 19 Apr 13

Senor business analyst with an analyst/programmer background, to work with a team on implementing financial so...

Business Analyst - OTC Derivatives T+O+M Competitive Australia-Sydney 21 May 13

Business Analyst - OTC Derivatives (Dodd Frank) • Market Rates • 6 month contract • OTC Derivatives Experienc...

Client & Account Management – Energy & Commodities BeathChapman (Licence no. 11C5008) $90K-$100K Base + 25-30% bonus Australia-Sydney 20 May 13

Our client, a well-known company in the financial market data sector, is partnering with us to recruit a numbe...

Business Analyst - Investment Banking Hays Negotiable Australia-Sydney 20 May 13

This is a key role for the business as you will work on small scale enhancements and improvements across all a...

Senior Product Control Analyst, multi asset class Porterallen bonus Australia-Sydney 03 Apr 13

Brief description: As a senior member of the Product Control team in an international bank you will be expect...

Senior Product Control Analyst, multi asset class Porterallen bonus Australia-Sydney 01 Mar 13

Brief description: As a senior member of the Product Control team in an international bank you will be expecte...

Senior DCM Originator – CEE Corporates (m/f) - (Vice President/ Director) – Vienna based Erste Group Bank AG market competitive salary Austria 03 May 13

Erste Group Bank AG is the corporate headquarter for a group of leading banks in Central and Eastern Europe (C...

PRICING ANALYST - OTC PRICING Axis GBP0.00 per month + to be discussed Belgium-Brussels Region 02 May 13

Fundmanagers, Account Managers, Fund administrators, Operations, Product Development, Business Analysts, audit...

Client Services Director FINCAD Competitive base + bonus Canada-BC-Vancouver 03 May 13

FINCAD is looking for a Client Services Director to lead our talented global client services team in providing...

Client Services Quantitative Analyst FINCAD Competitive Base Canada-BC-Vancouver 24 Apr 13

We are currently looking for a Quantitative Analyst to join our Client Services team. The role will be critica...

Account Manager, Buy Side FINCAD Competitive base + uncapped commission Canada-BC-Vancouver 24 Apr 13

FINCAD is looking for a driven, customer-centric, business savvy sales professional to join our Sales team. We...

Portfolio Analyst The Mirillion Group Excellent + Package + Bonus Canada-ON-Toronto 16 May 13

Out Client, a global financial services firm is currently seeking a Portfolio Analyst to join their expanding ...

SOLUTION ARCHITECT – EQUITY DERIVATIVES Not Disclosed Competitive China-Beijing 23 May 13

Our client a world leading Investment Bank with a strong and growing footprint is looking to hire a Senior Sol...

Proprietary Trader China Securities Co., Ltd competitive China-Beijing 22 May 13

Proprietary Trader with over 2-years trading experience in quant trading, derivative trading or market making....

Equity Derivatives Structurer (Beijing) CITIC Securities competitive China-Beijing 16 May 13

CITIC Securities International (Beijing) is looking for Equity Derivatives Structurer with at least 6 years wo...

Global Market Sales Career International Market Level China-Beijing 19 Mar 13

A very famous international bank is searching for talented and experienced candidate for global market product...

R&D - Options and Other Financial Derivatives Dalian Commodity Exchange competitive China-Dalian 21 May 13

Excellent opportunity to join Dalian Commodity Exchange.

Options & Derivatives Product Director ( or Senior Manager ) Shanghai DZH Limited competitive China-Shanghai 23 May 13

The financial information terminal product design in Options & Derivatives sector.

Commodity Futures Product Director ( or Senior Manager ) Shanghai DZH Limited competitive China-Shanghai 23 May 13

The financial information terminal product design in Commodity Futures sector.

Derivatives Analyst (buyer side) Industrial Securities competitive China-Shanghai 20 May 13

Industry Securities is looking for candidates as Derivatives Analyst (buyer side) with 0 - 2 years of experien...

Quantitative Analyst (seller side) Industrial Securities competitive China-Shanghai 20 May 13

Industrial Securities is looking for a bilingual quantitative analyst to join its derivatives team in providin...

Director – Wealth Management Industrial Securities competitive China-Shanghai 20 May 13

Industry Securities is looking for Director – Wealth Management with 8+ years' experience of wealth management...

Strategy Director Haitong Futures competitive China-Shanghai 09 May 13

Haitong Futures is looking for Strategy Director with 5 or above years of experience in quantitative research...

Trust Product Manager Ping An Trust competitive China-Shanghai 28 Mar 13

Ping An Trust is looking for Trust Product Manager with minimum 3 years of experience in trust product design...

Murex Manager McGregor Boyall Singapore Salary negotiable based on experience China-Tianjin 20 May 13

Murex, Derivatives, Operations, Financial Market, SWIFT, FO, BO, Trade, Settlement, Project Management

Senior Solution Architect - Equity Derivatives/ Back Office / Middle Office Networkers International Sdn Bhd 700 CNY++ China-Tianjin 10 May 13

Senior Solution/ Technical Architect - Equity Derivatives/ Back Office / Middle Office China

High Frequency Quant Trader (M-F) Mosaic Finance Annual salary + bonus + social advantage... France-Paris 21 May 13

Mosaïc Finance is an investment company approved for proprietary trading and third-party dealing in the three ...

Gestionnaire MO Flux et Confirmations OTC (H/F) Fed Finance fixe France-Paris 21 May 13

Fed Finance, cabinet entièrement dédié à l''intérim et au recrutement des métiers de la finance, recherche pou...

Gestionnaire Middle-office produits dérivés de taux Fed Finance FIXE France-Paris 21 May 13

Fed Finance, cabinet entièrement dédié à l''intérim et au recrutement des métiers de la finance, recherche pou...

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