The Corporate Derivatives Trading desk within the Institutional Equity Division is responsible for pricing, trading, and risk-managing both vanilla and complex derivative products for corporate clients of the firm. Products range from vanilla options to more complex exotic payoffs and margin lending. Trades typically consist of single stock underliers, but given the complexity of some of the risks, members of the desk must be able to understand a wide variety of instruments and financial markets.

Traders on the team are responsible for:

Pricing and structuring of margin loans and derivatives transactions for corporate and wealth clients
Collaborating with members of the Global Capital Markets and IED derivatives teams on idea generation and structuring of client requests
Conducting research on stocks / companies in order to evaluate risks and make trading decisions
Daily risk management and hedging of the trading books, including close interaction with other traders and brokers
Driving forward new technology and infrastructure projects with IT and desk strategists

The trading desk currently consists of a small team looking to hire a senior associate/VP level candidate to help with all the above responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will have experience on margin loans and derivatives engineering and trading with an ability to understand more complex payoffs, and will be proactive, a team player, and willing to learn and take on responsibility quickly.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in related field
4-6 years of experience working on a corporate/ equity solutions trading desk or derivatives trading desk at a bank or market-making firm
Have a background in a technical aptitude: Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field
Strong interest in the financial markets
Analytical and a quick learner
Proactive and a team player
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Approach tasks with meticulous attention to detail

Expected base pay rates for Associate will be between $150,000 and $200,000, for Vice President will be between $200,000 and $250,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

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