At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

We are seeking an Senior FX/PM Options Trader to join our globally integrated trading team (hubs in Zurich and Singapore), covering the New York shift out of our Zurich office.

The role involves overviewing/managing risk and executing trading strategies across the FX and Precious Metals (PM) OTC options desks during late Zurich hours.

The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record in trading and risk management, combined with strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

This position requires close coordination with global teams to ensure seamless operations across time zones.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Oversee the FX/PM options books during New York trading hours
• Provide accurate and competitive pricing for client-driven trades in FX and PM options, including vanilla, exotic and structured products
• Execute PM Comex futures and options trades in the context of the overall hedging strategies
• Monitor trade lifecycles, including barrier events and expiries
• Ensure effective handover and collaboration with trading between the centres
• Monitor global market developments, economic data releases and geopolitical events
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with external counterparties, brokers and liquidity providers

YOUR PROFILE

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in FX and PM options trading with a major financial institution
• Demonstrable success in P&L generation, hedging strategies and real-time risk management
• Direct experience in CME (Comex) futures and options trading, particularly in gold and silver contracts
• Good understanding of volatility surfaces, skew dynamics and pricing models for both vanilla and exotic structures
• Analytical abilities and comfort managing multiple correlated risks under pressure
• Good communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively across regions and functions
• Fluent in English; additional languages are advantageous but not required
• Team-oriented with a constructive and positive attitude
• Professional attitude with strong relationship-building capabilities
• The ability to work independently and precisely
• Adaptable to evolving market conditions and shifting priorities
• Committed to upholding compliance, risk and conduct standards in line with Julius Baer's values

We are looking forward to receiving your full job application through our online application tool. Further interesting job opportunities can be found on our Career site .

Is this not quite what you are looking for? Set up a job alert by creating a candidate account here.