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Julian Voscott

Julian Voscott

Frankfurt Am Main,Germany

Summary

Highly skilled fixed income trading with six years of global expertise in G10 interest rate and foreign exchange trading, as well as credit trading. Demonstrated success in treasury asset/liability management, delivering strategic solutions that optimize capital allocation. Actively seeking to leverage comprehensive knowledge and analytical skills in corporate treasury roles.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Trader, Global Interest Rate Risk Management

Commerzbank AG
Frankfurt Am Main, DE
04.2023 - 09.2024
  • Co-managed Group Treasury’s G10 interest rate, cross-currency, and FX portfolio by monitoring market trends, maintaining sufficient liquidity, and mitigating outstanding market, XVA, and counterparty risks on a €90 billion balance sheet.
  • Implemented various trading and execution strategies to ensure consistent performance in revenues (P&L), while remaining within approved trading limits.
  • Analysed and managed operational liquidity risks, management of the EUR and non-EUR liquidity on central bank accounts, and Nostro accounts.
  • Executed funding transactions, monetary policy transactions, with the Deutsche Bundesbank, the European Central Bank (ECB), and other G10 central banks.
  • Maintained compliance with all internal and external regulatory standards regarding AML, KYC, and other global banking regulations.

Trader, Group Treasury Investment Office

Commerzbank AG
London, UK
01.2022 - 04.2023
  • Co-lead a €2 billion corporate credit portfolio by actively trading in IG corporate bonds, index swaps, and single-name credit default swaps (CDS).
  • Employed strategies such as positive/negative basis, swap spread positioning, and index volatility (via index options) trades to achieve maximum revenue potential.
  • Performed in-depth relative value analysis across regions, sectors, and credit structures to enhance portfolio performance.
  • Collaborated with credit and economic research analysts to form optimal market insights on particular entities and industries.
  • Consistently communicated with management through presentations of trading strategies, market perspectives, and portfolio standings.

Trader, Group Treasury UK

Commerzbank AG
London, UK
04.2021 - 04.2023
  • Responsible for maintaining intraday and structural liquidity in major currencies for the London branch, as well as managing interest rate and FX risk, subject to VaR and sensitivity limits.
  • Managed daily P&L and risk report processes, whilst collaborating with Risk and Finance in devising funds transfer pricing and risk measurement methods for market and liquidity risk.
  • Utilized excess liquidity to generate additional revenues by conducting relative value analysis, monitoring macroeconomic trends, and executing FX swap and short-term interest rate swap trades.
  • Quoted and supplied transfer prices for standard and/or structured assets, and liabilities for internal clients.
  • Represented the Treasury, facing both internal and external stakeholders regarding the firm's London branch positions.

Associate, Group Treasury Americas

Commerzbank AG
New York, NY
06.2018 - 04.2021
  • Maintained a stable USD funding profile for the branch by executing unsecured transactions and secured transactions using available HQLA collateral.
  • Assisted the desk in daily administrative tasks, such as booking trades, monitoring trading and credit limits, and liaising with the back office to ensure proper settlement processes.
  • Automated P&L and trade recording processes using VBA databases to ease the burden of manual processes on traders, while minimizing operational risks.
  • Managed Dodd-Frank, Volcker, and related regulatory projects to support the desk in mitigating regulatory and compliance risks.
  • Supported the New York branch in the SOFR transition project by quantifying IBOR sensitivities in New York books, and by estimating the P&L impact of transitioning to RFR pricing models.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Economics

The George Washington University
Washington, DC
06.2018

Skills

  • Treasury asset/liability management
  • Portfolio management
  • Derivatives trading and risk management
  • Investment Grade credit trading strategies
  • Quantitative and fundamental analysis techniques
  • Operational risk management
  • IFRS 9 and GAAP accounting principles
  • Programming: VBA, SQL, BQL
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Negotiation skills development

Certification

  • FINRA Series 7 (General Securities Representative Exam) (U.S.)
  • FINRA Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam) (U.S.)
  • Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Certified Person (U.K.)
  • Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), Regulatory I Exam (U.K.)

Languages

2,3,5,5

Timeline

Trader, Global Interest Rate Risk Management

Commerzbank AG
04.2023 - 09.2024

Trader, Group Treasury Investment Office

Commerzbank AG
01.2022 - 04.2023

Trader, Group Treasury UK

Commerzbank AG
04.2021 - 04.2023

Associate, Group Treasury Americas

Commerzbank AG
06.2018 - 04.2021

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Economics

The George Washington University
Julian Voscott