Equity Trader

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London-based hedge fund seeking an experienced Equity Trader to join a five-person investment team managing $1bn+ GMV across long-only and long/short strategies.

The long/short fund runs a 30 long / 40 short book at +/-20% net exposure, trading around news flow, earnings, events, and catalysts. It returned 24% last year. The long-only strategy returned 40%, concentrated book of ~15 stocks.

The Role

You will execute trades across global equities and derivatives, working closely with PMs in a fast-paced environment handling 20–30 trades per day. Execution quality and speed are critical.

Responsibilities

  • Execute global equity trades across regions
  • Trade options, equity derivatives, and index futures
  • Implement ideas around earnings, corporate events, and news flow
  • Manage hedging, beta exposure, and tactical risk
  • Optimise execution across brokers and venues
  • Provide market colour and liquidity insight to PMs

Candidate Profile

  • Hedge fund or buy-side trading background
  • Proven derivatives experience: options and index futures
  • Strong judgement, urgency, and attention to detail
  • Team player suited to a lean, high-performance culture

    Why Join

    • High-performing environment with highly skilled investment professionals.
    • High-impact role trading meaningful size
    • Strong compensation linked to performance

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Company: Austen Partners
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Location: London
Job Description:

London-based hedge fund seeking an experienced Equity Trader to join a five-person investment team managing $1bn+ GMV across long-only and long/short strategies.

The long/short fund runs a 30 long / 40 short book at +/-20% net exposure, trading around news flow, earnings, events, and catalysts. It returned 24% last year. The long-only strategy returned 40%, concentrated book of ~15 stocks.

The Role

You will execute trades across global equities and derivatives, working closely with PMs in a fast-paced environment handling 20–30 trades per day. Execution quality and speed are critical.

Responsibilities

  • Execute global equity trades across regions
  • Trade options, equity derivatives, and index futures
  • Implement ideas around earnings, corporate events, and news flow
  • Manage hedging, beta exposure, and tactical risk
  • Optimise execution across brokers and venues
  • Provide market colour and liquidity insight to PMs

Candidate Profile

  • Hedge fund or buy-side trading background
  • Proven derivatives experience: options and index futures
  • Strong judgement, urgency, and attention to detail
  • Team player suited to a lean, high-performance culture

    Why Join

    • High-performing environment with highly skilled investment professionals.
    • High-impact role trading meaningful size
    • Strong compensation linked to performance

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Posted: May 9th, 2026