About this role
Job title: FX Sales Trader - Large Cap
About the Role An FX Sales Trader plays a crucial role in Marex's FX business, focusing on originating and managing UK large cap clients (£500m+ turnover). The role requires a deep understanding of financial markets, strong analytical skills, and the ability to build and maintain client relationships.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, understand their needs, and provide tailored FX solutions, with a focus on UK large cap clients (£500m+).
- Monitor and analyse foreign exchange markets to provide timely insights to clients.
- Execute FX trades on behalf of clients, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.
- Identify and manage risks, adhering to internal and external risk management policies.
- Develop new business opportunities and expand the client base through proactive sales efforts.
- Maintain accurate records of all trading activities and prepare regular reports for clients and management.
- Collaborate with compliance, operations and research to ensure seamless service delivery.
What We're Looking For
- Banking background with 8+ years in building relationships in the FX space; transferrable client base; predominantly voice relationships to reduce aggregator reliance.
- Strong background in structured FX in cashflow management and/or deal-led hedging.
- Experience across public and private transactions; awareness of ancillary services such as debt and advisory; entrepreneurial and business development mindset.
- Conduct rules and regulatory experience: integrity, skill, due care, cooperation with FCA/PRA, fair treatment of customers; reporting breaches; escalation of risk.
- Experience in regulated financial services with knowledge of risk and compliance requirements; exposure to digital assets and how this translates to legal/regulatory risk; crypto-related products/services or counterparties advantageous but not essential.
- Familiarity with derivatives and/or structured products and how they intersect with digital asset markets; willingness to build knowledge.
- Strong credit understanding and ability to navigate capital structure to support unsecured facilities.
- Entrepreneurial, proactive, and collaborative mindset.
Nice to Have
- Exposure to or strong interest in digital assets space; hands-on understanding of wallet infra, custody models, blockchain mechanics, stablecoins and staking; experience advising on crypto-related products would be advantageous.
- Broader knowledge of derivatives and capital structure; willingness to expand expertise.