Trader

About Grasshopper Asset Management

Grasshopper Asset Management, a subsidiary of Grasshopper, is a Licensed Fund Management Company (LFMC) regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. With low-latency quantitative strategies, we generate diversified, stable and uncorrelated returns with an unbroken 18 year streak of profitability by maintaining multiple layers of algorithmic and manual risk controls.

About the Role:

We are seeking a seasoned Trader to join one of our Trading Teams. This ideal candidate is someone who has experience trading across Asian markets and is looking to step into a role with greater autonomy and ownership. You'll work closely with risk, operations and technology, along with a strong sense of market intuition, quantitative rigor, and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure.

As a key member of the Trading Team, you’ll:

• Trade and take ownership of a proprietary book with focused on APAC and China
• Continuously calculate fair value across index futures, ETFs, and their underlying baskets, incorporating cost of carry, dividend expectations, and financing/borrow costs
• Identify and execute opportunities, including but not limited to ADR, index arbitrage and statistical arbitrage
• Manage risk exposure while operating within firm-wide limits and controls, and track corporate actions (dividends, index rebalances, mergers, splits) to adjust pricing models and positions accordingly
• Stay current on macro, regulatory and market structure developments so as to identify opportunities

We’d love for you to have:

• At least 5+ years trading on an index arb, ETF MM, or D1 desk (basis trading, cross-asset/cross-border arb), ideally within a proprietary trading firm, market maker, or bank with a proven track record
• Direct experience trading APAC and/or China
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex trading strategies and market insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Sharp attention to detail and the ability to make fast, disciplined decisions under pressure
• Coding proficiency in Python for pricing, research, or monitoring tools

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