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Overview
The role is responsible for supporting client order execution, monitoring market movements to spot revenue opportunities, and managing basic FX trading positions within allocated limits. This role assists with daily market commentaries, ensures strict regulatory compliance, and prepares routine desk reports while directly reporting to the Head of FX Trading.
Job Responsibilities
Support internal and external customer flows with accurate FX and derivative price execution under supervision.
Generate incremental alpha from minor trading positions within small allocated limits to support desk revenue.
Monitor financial markets and news feeds to track rate movements and highlight alpha opportunities to senior traders.
Prepare daily market commentaries for internal stakeholders and assist senior team members with client presentation materials.
Maintain smooth day-to-day coordination with internal departments, operations teams, and external counterparties.
Ensure all trade entries adhere strictly to trade limits, risk guidelines, and internal operational procedures.
Stay informed on relevant foreign and local regulatory guidelines to ensure full compliance across daily operations.
Prepare timely, accurate daily transaction logs, position summaries, and routine management reports.
Promote teamwork, clear communication, and a collaborative, positive working environment.
Assume other administrative tasks and ad-hoc responsibilities as directed by senior traders.
Job Requirements
Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, Business, or a related quantitative field.
Holds a valid PKMC license or possesses an equivalent local regulatory trading certification (PKMC preferred).
Demonstrates a basic understanding of global financial markets, FX products such as Spot, Forwards, and Swaps, and key macroeconomic indicators.
Proficient in MS Excel, with VBA or macros considered an advantage, alongside familiarity with trading platforms like Bloomberg or Refinitiv Eikon.
Exhibits strong numerical agility, high attention to detail in fast-paced market environments, strong integrity, and clear communication skills.
About Hong Leong Bank
We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.
We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.
Realise your full potential at Hong Leong Bank by applying now.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, Business, or related quantitative field
- Valid PKMC license or equivalent local regulatory trading certification
- Basic understanding of global financial markets and FX products (Spot, Forwards, Swaps) and macroeconomic indicators
- Proficiency in MS Excel
- VBA or macros (advantage)
- Familiarity with trading platforms such as Bloomberg or Refinitiv Eikon
- Strong numerical agility, attention to detail, integrity, and clear communication skills
- Awareness of relevant foreign and local regulatory guidelines and compliance practices
What We Do
Hong Leong Bank Berhad is one of the leading financial services organisations in Malaysia. With a heritage of more than 100 years, it provides comprehensive financial services covering consumer banking, business banking and trade finance, treasury, branch and transaction banking, wealth management, private banking and Islamic financial services. Its merger with EON Bank Group in 2011 has further embedded its position as a core banking franchise with an expanded distribution network of more than 300 branches across the country. With a proven track record in value creation and a highly recognised brand, Hong Leong Bank has also been extending its footprint in the region, with branches in Singapore and Hong Kong and wholly owned subsidiaries in Vietnam and Cambodia. In China, the Bank has a 20% shareholding in Bank of Chengdu Co., Ltd., Sichuan and a consumer finance joint venture. Hong Leong Bank is a subsidiary of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, the financial services arm of the Hong Leong Group. Apart from banking, Hong Leong Financial Group is involved in the provision of insurance and takaful, as well as investment banking, unit trust, fund management and stock broking services
