All of our foreign exchange jobs ("FX" or "forex"), including sales, trading, structuring and investing, are included in this sector. You'll find FX jobs in investment banks, trading houses, asset managers, hedge funds, commercial banks and corporates (companies). Within companies, corporate treasury departments are responsible for managing the organization's exposure to changes in exchange rates.
Forex jobs and money broker jobs basically include predicting how economic factors and/or government intervention will cause currencies to rise in value (appreciate) or fall in value (depreciate) against each other.
FX traders working in investment banks usually focus on specific trading currency pairs. The U.S. dollar and the Japanese Yen, the Euro and the U.S. dollar, the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc and the British pound and the U.S. dollar are the most common of these pairs.
So-called "spot trading," where currencies are bought and sold for immediate delivery, makes up much of FX trading. A reasonable proportion of FX trading jobs also involve derivatives such as futures. These are products in which contracts are exchanged agreeing to trade one currency for another for a pre-determined price at a given date in the future, as well as swaps and options. Many currency derivatives are highly liquid and traded on major exchanges. FX derivative products may also be traded over the counter (OTC), both bought and sold, between individual buyers and sellers without going through exchanges.
Today, most FX trading takes place electronically using electronic execution systems that allow banks and corporate clients to place foreign exchange trades online without having to place them through human traders.
Sales jobs and careers in FX are usually split into different client types. Some salespeople might focus on selling FX products to hedge funds, while others will focus on selling FX products and electronic trading systems to private clients, asset managers, pension funds or corporates.
We also list our money market jobs in this section. Money markets are markets for short term fixed income investments over less than a year. Products traded in money markets are very liquid and can usually be purchased and sold simply and quickly. As a result, they're considered very low risk. Money market funds will invest in products like government bonds, though in a climate of governmental debt defaults, these may become far less safe and liquid than they're meant to be.
Money market careers can include repo trading positions, in which holders of government securities sell them on to a third party but agree to purchase them back for a pre-determined price at an agreed date of no more than 30 days from the initial sale.
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| Technical Account Manager | SunGard not disclosed | China-Shanghai | 23 May 12 |
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| GM FX Indirect Service Rep | State Street Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 23 May 12 |
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This role works in conjunction with Global Markets FX Trading, FX Sales Management, Middle Office, Operations,...
| FX Spot Trader – Senior – Asia, Singapore | Selby Jennings Singapore (Licence No. 11S3033) $Excellent | Singapore | 23 May 12 |
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Top global investment bank with a strong global FX spot presence is currently seeking a senior FX spot trader ...
| FX sales trader – Japan Coverage – Singapore, Asia | Selby Jennings Singapore (Licence No. 11S3033) Highly Competitive | Singapore | 23 May 12 |
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Top global house with a strong presence in the FX market place currently seeks an FX sales trader / trader to ...
| Senior FX Sales - Singapore - Asia | Selby Jennings Singapore (Licence No. 11S3033) Competitive | Singapore | 23 May 12 |
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We are working with a reputable and well established global bank, who are looking to rapidly expand its instit...
| FX Advisor | Global Associates Negotiable | Hong Kong SAR | 23 May 12 |
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Our client, a top-tier Private Bank is now looking for a high calibre candidate to fill for the following post...
| Treasury Operation Manager | Global Associates Negotiable | Hong Kong SAR | 23 May 12 |
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Our client, a leading European Bank, is looking for a candidate to fill in the following position:
| Systematic Investment Manager - (futures/options/commodities) – Shanghai, China, AsiaPac | Selby Jennings Singapore (Licence No. 11S3033) 150,000 USD + BONUS BENEFITS | China-Shanghai | 23 May 12 |
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A leading Asian asset management firm with a cross asset futures and options fund based in shangahai is curren...
| Group Technology & Operations - Operations Analyst, GFFX Money Market - Associate | Deutsche Bank not disclosed | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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| Group Technology & Operations - Operations Analyst, FX - Associate | Deutsche Bank not disclosed | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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| Senior Structured Products Sales, Singapore | Swisslinx AG TBD | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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On behalf of our client, an international and well-established private bank, Swisslinx is currently seeking a ...
| Operations HK, FX Operations Client Service Representative, Analyst/Associate | Morgan Stanley not disclosed | Hong Kong SAR | 22 May 12 |
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| FICC / FX algorithmic quant trader Tier one group | Not Disclosed Highly Competitive + % of PnL | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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Active role interviewing now. A market leading investment Bank is looking to expand its FX / FICC e-trading bu...
| Crude and fuel Oil trader within Middle Eastern or African markets – World Leading Commodity trading house – Dubai / Singapore | GQR Global Markets Highly Competitive + % of PnL | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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Active role interviewing now. A market leading commodity house is looking to expand its oil trading business w...
| Product Control - Fixed Income (Associate) | Hays Accountancy & Finance $55-85k SGD | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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A fantastic associate level role in product control offering wide ranging exposure from PnL and balance sheet ...
| Murex Developers - 3 contract roles | Greythorn S$120000 per annum | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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An investment bank is looking a datamart developer and MxML developer (accounting knowledge preferred) on a on...
| FX Front Office Support (EXCEL/VBA) | Greythorn S$80000 per annum | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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An investment bank is Looking for an FX support specialist with strong Excel/VBA skills for a front office des...
| Wall Street Project Manager | Robert Half Singapore Competitive | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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Wall Street Systems Project Manager required for a exciting new role in with a leading Investment Bank.
| Global Market - Corporate Sales | Not Disclosed Negotiable | Hong Kong SAR | 22 May 12 |
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An European IB is currently looking to expand their cross-asset corporate sales team. They are looking for ca...
| Snr Market Risk Analyst - FX | ConnectedGroup Limited Competitive | Hong Kong SAR | 22 May 12 |
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Newly created position***Exposure to work with Global Market Risk team***Great Autonomy***Workign closely with...
| Client Service Manager, FXMM Operations | UBS AG Competitve | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join UBS as a Client Service Manager, FXMM Operations
| Middle Office Analyst | Talent2 Hong Kong Attractive | Hong Kong SAR | 22 May 12 |
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A leading investment bank is looking for a Middle Office Analyst to join their growing team in Hong Kong.
| Lead Analytics Developer- Greenfield – VP Java/C#/C++/KDB | iKas International Attractive Salary Remuneration | Hong Kong SAR | 22 May 12 |
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This role will be the first and lead hire for a Greenfield Equities Analytics platform which will be developed...
| AVP - Corporate Treasury & Cash Management | Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd (Licence No. 03C4828) Competitive Remuneration | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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• Global Energy Company • Asia Pacific Role • Excellent Career Prospects • Open to Corporate(MNCs) or Banki...
| Internal Auditor (Global Markets) | Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd (Licence No. 03C4828) Attractive Remuneration | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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Our client is a global bank with rapid business growth in Asia Pacific and it is seeking to recruit a high pot...
| VP - Business Finance Manager, Investment Banking | Profile Search & Selection Competitive Package | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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Front office facing finance role working as part of a small, highly engaged team providing meaningful support ...
| Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Fixed Income | Profile Search & Selection NA | Hong Kong SAR | 22 May 12 |
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We are currently looking for a junior emerging market fixed income portfolio manager for a top tier asset mana...
| Asia FX Strategist | Not Disclosed Attractive Remunaration | Singapore | 22 May 12 |
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Our client is currently seeking a dynamic individual to join them as an Asia FX Strategist. Location: Sin...
| Country Head | Reed Specialist Recruitment Hong Kong Competitive Package | Hong Kong SAR | 22 May 12 |
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Our client one of the leading banks in the UAE with branches worldwide in New York, London, India and HK. The ...
| Sales Executive Officer | Kelly Services China Negotiable | China-Shanghai | 22 May 12 |
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Our client is a leading FX broker who's now seeking to recruit Sales Executive Officer for its European office...