Hedge fund trader vs flow trader

Differences between hedge fund trader and flow trader duties and responsibilities

Hedge fund trader example responsibilities.

• Manage business, sales, marketing, international negotiation and communication for a commodities business.
• Trade ETF baskets base on NYSE floor position (long/short).
• Assist with the conversion of all securities to trade directly through the NSCC.
• Perform critical maintenance of new & existing securities in multiple operational systems by using Bloomberg.
• Cull derivative data to profit from emerging trends.
• Backtest various volatility strategies in equities and ETFs.
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Flow trader example responsibilities.

• Manage foreign currency position and maximize profit from FX market.
• Communicate with brokers to ensure accurate allocations for futures, foreign exchange, and equities between separately manage accounts.
• Increase the update frequency of currency position from minutes to seconds by applying VBA.
• Provide FX investment consultant and training class to investment sales, making them qualify for introducing to customers.
• Automate the trade allocation and reconciliation procedures using VBA programming which is leveraged to systematically detect any trade breaks or discrepancies.
• Make markets electronically in CME commodity option markets.