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FX TRADING

• Developing and executing trading strategies in line with the Markets strategy and the overall Absa Africa trading strategy, within ones dealer mandate
• Anticipating market developments and identifying trade opportunities with risk-adjusted superior returns
• Ensuring that the daily transactions and trading activities conform to the set business unit goals and objectives
• Focusing on revenue, business development, relationships with counterparties and the regulator, and growing the trading franchise
• Working closely with the Africa trading desk and Africa Sales to support the roll out of Risk Management Products (RMP’s)
• Taking into account the cost of funding in all trading decisions
• Keeping up to date with market intelligence and market movements and regularly updating the Head of Markets , the sales team, and the broader Global Markets team
• Establishing Excellent working relationships with bank counterparties and the regulator (as appropriate)
• Generating a daily flash P&L by the cut-off time as advised by Absa Africa Regional Markets.
• Giving Input to the Head of Trading in respect of the annual planning and review of trading budgets.

RISK MANAGEMENT

• Giving input to the Head of Trading in respect of the annual planning and review of trading STP, RAF and MTP budgets
• Giving input on the Trading desk Strategy
• Ensuring that one trades within one’s mandate, stipulated processes, limits and controls.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Actively managing one’s own technical and soft skills developmen
• Researching, identifying and proposing training solutions to senior management for one’s own development