Analyst (Sterling Rates and Inflation - Geneva)

Job Description

Garda Capital Partners is seeking an Analyst to join their Geneva office, focusing on Sterling rates and inflation. The Analyst will work closely with the global head of inflation to manage a portfolio and generate alpha trading strategies primarily in Sterling rates markets. Garda Capital Partners is a multi-billion dollar alternative investment firm with over 21 years of experience deploying relative value strategies across fixed income markets for institutional investors.

Role Involves:

• Managing a portfolio and generating alpha trading strategies in Sterling rates markets.
• Building and maintaining relationships with sell-side, buy-side, and institutional contacts.
• Analyzing market reactions to macroeconomic and idiosyncratic developments.
• Forecasting UK inflation and analyzing the impact of macroeconomic data.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in economics or financial mathematics.
• 10+ years of trading experience at a top international bulge bracket bank.
• Strong understanding of nominal and real rates instruments.
• Solid grasp of pricing, risk, and correlations among instruments.
• Deep understanding of market participants and their utility functions.
• Experience building UK inflation forecasting models.