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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The Senior Java Developer will be designing and developing the pricing and risk modules which will work across...
| Treasury Sales Manager | The Panel Group Competitive | Ireland-Dublin | 21 May 13 |
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Our banking client is currently looking for a Treasury Sales Manager who will be responsible for business deve...
| Senior Sales Brokers (Bankers & Brokers) | City Wharf Financial Recruitment Highly Competitive | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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City based brokerage with prestigious offices currently looking to recruit a number of candidates who have at ...
| Audit Manager, IA Risk Management, Market Risk | Citi not disclosed | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Perform/lead audits in accordance with corporate methodologies and professional standards, including drafting ...
| FX Electronic Market Making Algorithmic Quantitative Analyst for Tier 1 US Investment Bank - London | GQR Global Markets VP level - Circa £140'000 base & bonus | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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We are urgently seeking a senior quantitative analyst to build and develop algorithmic market making capabilit...
| European Cross-Currency FX Options Trader - London | GQR Global Markets Negotiable but approx £90,000 - £130,000... | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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A dynamic European Investment bank is looking to add a VP FX options trader to their Foreign Exchange trading ...
| Java Expert Required for Front office team | Real Staffing GBP60000 - GBP70000 per annum + bonus | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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This is an extremely technical team with a strong relationship with the business, therefore as well as excelle...
| Compliance Manager | 7FiftyTwo Solutions 200 per day | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Regulatory, compliance, advice, policy, FSA ARROW, stocks, futures, CFDs, Forex, Brokers, Dealers, Anti money ...
| ED, Listed Futures & Options Execution Sales EMEA, T1 Investment Bank | Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment £175 + | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Our client is global bulge bracket investment bank with an impressive reputation across the international deri...
| FX Product Support Analyst (Temp to Perm) | Mako Group COMPETITIVE | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Mako have recently rolled out a new FX trading venue ("MAKOFX"), associated front-end and infrastructure. We a...
| Account Executive - Sweden | AFEX Competitive Base + Commission | UK-London | 20 May 13 |
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Role: To provide worldwide foreign currency exchange services and cross-border payments services to corpora...
| Development Manager/PM - FX Ecommerce - Front Office | Huxley Associates GBP600 - GBP800 per week | UK-London | 20 May 13 |
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Development Manager/PM - FX Ecommerce - Front Office
| Network Security Administrator | FX Alliance, LLC negotiable; base + bonus | UK-London | 20 May 13 |
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We are seeking a highly technical and experienced network engineer with at least basic security administrator ...
| Head of Institutional FX Sales | Not Disclosed Extremely Competitive | UK-London | 20 May 13 |
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We are looking for an experienced FX Sales professional to head our FX Prime Brokerage division in London.
| Derivatives Structurer (FX, Credit, Equity Index) | Excelsior Professional Search Commensurate | UK-London | 20 May 13 |
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Derivatives Structuring / Product Development position with leading financial institution
| QA Tester - Pricing / FX - Central London | Scope AT £450 to £650 pd | UK-London | 20 May 13 |
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QA, Tester, Pricing, Electronic Trading, Hedging, System Implementation, FX, Spread Betting, Financial Service...
| UK Institutional Sales Support | The Emerald Group Market rate | UK-South East | 20 May 13 |
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My client is a leading investment manager operating in an alternatives asset management market. Due to growth ...
| Norwegian Speaking Premium Client Manager - Oslo based | Euro London Group Competitive base + benefits | Norway-Oslo | 20 May 13 |
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An industry leading CFD and Spread Betting provider is seeking a Norwegian speaking Premium Client Manager for...
| Foreign Exchange Sales Representative, AVP | State Street EMEA Excellent Package + excellent career pro... | UK-London | 20 May 13 |
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Foreign Exchange Sales Representative, AVP
| Foreign Exchange Sales Representative, Officer | State Street EMEA Excellent Package + excellent career pro... | UK-London | 20 May 13 |
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Foreign Exchange Sales Representative, Officer
| FX EM Desk Strat (VP level) | Anson McCade Competitive | UK-London | 20 May 13 |
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My client is seeking someone to join the Foreign Exchange and Emerging Market team (FXEM) with a primary focus...
| EVM Reporting Specialist | Swiss Re Competitive | Switzerland-Zurich | 20 May 13 |
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You will be working in the Economic Value Management (EVM) team of the Group Finance division. EVM applies cap...
| Business Analyst - Operations | Investigo Change Solutions £45-50,000 | UK-London | 19 May 13 |
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I am currently hiring for a leading financial services firm who are looking to hire a Business Analyst for the...
| Compliance Officer and MLRO Officer | ICM Capital Competitive package offered | UK-London | 17 May 13 |
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ICM Capital ltd are seeking a Compliance officer to handle all regulatory matters in relation to FCA. The succ...
| Nordic/Scandi Sales | EC1 Partners Competitive | UK-London | 17 May 13 |
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My client is a leading eFX technology provider to the financial services. Their core proposition is to offer a...
| FX Operations Project Manager - FX (Treasury, Cash Management and/or Exchange and/or Clearing House environment) | Stonewood Partners Excellent Bonus, base and benefits | UK-London | 17 May 13 |
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Our financial services client are currently recruiting for a senior project manager with dedicated FX business...
| Executive Assistant | Citi not disclosed | UK-London | 17 May 13 |
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To provide administrative support for circa 10 permanent individuals within Markets Legal
| Junior Treasury Manager - International Investment Firm | Carlton Senior Appointments Competitive | Switzerland-Zurich | 17 May 13 |
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On behalf of our client an international investment firm we are searching for a junior treasury officer to joi...
| Broker Support Associate - French & Portuguese Speaker (Graduate Entry Role) | Not Disclosed Starting Salary - 20k + quarterly discre... | UK-London | 17 May 13 |
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To provide comprehensive support to retail, institutional clients and business partners
| FICC Business Manager | Aston Carter Ltd £110-130k base plus package | UK-London | 16 May 13 |
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An urgent Director level requirement for someone with all the core business management skills but with a focus...