Global Currency Hedge Trader

Responsibilities

• Identify, aggregate, and manage FX exposure generated by global equity trading activity
• Build quantitative models to optimize currency hedging decisions, balancing transaction costs and liquidity
• Develop systematic frameworks for hedge ratio optimization, timing of hedges, and instrument selection
• Execute FX hedges across spot, forwards, and swaps across G10 and EM currencies
• Monitor and manage portfolio-level currency risk across multiple regions and trading strategies
• Continuously improve models by incorporating market structure, correlations, and macro FX dynamics
• Work closely with equity traders, quantitative researchers, and risk teams to integrate risk management into the broader platform
• Analyze hedge performance and exposures to refine models and improve efficiency

Requirements

• 3+ years of FX trading or currency portfolio management experience at a leading prop trading firm, hedge fund, or investment bank
• Strong quantitative background with experience building portfolio optimization, risk, or trading models
• Deep understanding of G10 and EM FX markets, including spot, forwards, swaps, and funding dynamics
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-currency portfolio exposures tied to global assets
• Strong programming ability in Python, C++, or similar, with experience building production-quality models
• Strong statistical intuition and experience working with large market datasets and real-time risk systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in quantitative finance, mathematics, physics, engineering, statistics, or computer science

About the Company

Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 600 people operating throughout North America, Europe and Asia. DV Trading is an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users.