Pan European Cash Equities Trader, Director

Overview

In this role you will price and trade pan-European cash equities from Citi’s London desk, delivering liquidity and profitable risk management for institutional clients. You will work with cross-functional teams to provide integrated equity solutions and shape desk strategy in a fast, collaborative culture. The opportunity focuses on revenue growth through market making, client engagement, and innovative execution approaches, within Citi’s global equities platform.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model (up to 2 days home)
• competitive base salary
• 27 days annual leave
• discretionary annual bonus
• Private Medical Care
• Pension Plan

Responsibilities

• Price and execute cash equity trades across Pan-European markets with competitive pricing and liquidity provisioning
• Actively manage equity inventory, optimize capital deployment, and generate consistent profitability through risk management and hedging
• Build and maintain relationships with institutional clients to understand needs and expand wallet share
• Collaborate with Equity Derivatives, Prime Finance, Sales, Research, and Electronic Trading teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Monitor market microstructure and regulatory developments (MiFID II, transparency) and contribute to desk strategy and liquidity optimization
• Partner with Quantitative Strategy and Electronic Trading teams to enhance algorithmic execution and adopt new technologies for efficiency and alpha generation

Key requirements

• Extensive experience trading European cash equities at a Tier 1 bank or prop trader with demonstrable P&L, risk management, and client engagement at senior level
• Deep understanding of European equity market structure, exchange mechanics (LSE, Euronext, Xetra, SIX), dark pools, and regulatory frameworks (MiFID II, short selling rules)

• Collaborative mindset
• Client-centric relationship building
• Tenacity and competitive drive
• Programming: Python, R, SQL
• Algorithmic trading platforms or related execution tools
• Quantitative analytics including risk metrics (VaR, Greeks)

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