We are seeking a highly motivated Associate or Associate Director to join our Equity Delta One trading team, with a focus on equity swaps. The successful candidate will play a key role in pricing, execution, and risk management of equity swap transactions, while working closely with other traders in Synthetic Finance and Equity Repo. This role requires strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to build effective working relationships across teams. Looking for someone passionate about Capital Markets and who has an entrepreneurial mindset.

Your Job

- Price and execute equity swap transactions across a range of underlying markets and client structures
- Monitor and manage risk exposures, ensuring adherence to internal limits and regulatory requirements
- Maintain and reconcile trade bookings, ensuring accuracy and completeness of all transactions
- Collaborate with other traders to provide market color, trade ideas, and client solutions
- Work closely with structuring, risk, operations, and technology teams to support product development and process improvements
- Analyze market trends, funding conditions, and dividend forecasts to inform trading decisions
- Ensure timely resolution of trade breaks, discrepancies, and operational issues
- Contribute to ongoing enhancement of trading tools, models, and infrastructure

Your Team

The team operates in a high‑performance, collaborative environment where integrity is essential. It offers exposure to global markets and institutional clients, competitive compensation with performance‑based incentives,



and strong opportunities for learning and career growth within a leading trading platform.

Basic Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree required and Advanced Degree preferred. Preference for candidates from Engineering, Finance, Computer Science, or Mathematics, but not required.
- Relevant experience in Equity Derivatives
- Strong understanding of equity markets, financing, and derivative instruments
- Exceptional attention to detail and precision, high level of accuracy in trade execution and booking
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and interact with clients
- Analytical mindset with solid quantitative and problem‑solving abilities
- Ability to perform and manage multiple priorities in a quick‑paced, high‑pressure trading environment
- Proactive self‑starter with robust ownership mentality
- Excel (VBA), Python and SQL experience required

Your Benefits

- Health and wellness program, including many options
- Flexible group insurance
- Generous pension plan
- Employee Share Ownership Plan
- Employee and family assistance program
- Preferential banking services
- Involvement in community initiatives
- Telemedicine service
- Virtual sleep clinic

Languages

- English

Required Skills

- Agility
- Analytical thinking
- Collaboration
- Currency Swap
- Derivatives
- Entrepreneurship
- Equity Capital Markets
- Equity Derivatives
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Interpersonal Communication
- Market Risk
- Pricing
- Problem Solving
- Quantitative Analysis
- Trading

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📌 Associate or Associate Director Trader (Toronto)
🏢 National Bank of Canada
📍 Toronto