Incred Wealth - Equity Derivatives Strategist

Job Description:

The Equity Derivatives Strategist is responsible for developing, analyzing, and implementing trading and hedging strategies using equity derivatives.

The role combines quantitative analysis, market research, and product expertise to support trading desks, portfolio managers, and clients. The strategist provides insights on volatility, structured products, and market dynamics to optimize risk-adjusted returns.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop and maintain equity derivatives strategies across options, futures, swaps, and structured products

- Analyze equity and index volatility, skew, term structure, and correlation dynamics

- Provide trade ideas and strategic recommendations based on macro, technical, and quantitative analysis

- Support trading desks with pricing, risk analysis, and scenario modeling

- Monitor market developments, corporate actions, and event-driven risks impacting derivatives

- Design hedging solutions for portfolios using equity derivatives

- Produce regular strategy notes, market commentary, and client presentations

- Collaborate with sales, trading, structuring, and risk management teams

- Back-test strategies and evaluate performance under different market regimes

- Ensure strategies comply with regulatory and internal risk frameworks