About this role
What team will you be on?
The Trading business executes trades on behalf of all portfolio management teams at the firm. The team is organized along regions and asset classes, providing the best service to our investment teams and achieving optimal outcomes for our clients. As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock traded approximately $27 trillion in notional volume in 2025. We believe BlackRock’s size and scale serves as a distinct advantage, uniquely positioning us to access liquidity and deliver consistently strong execution.
Why is your role important?
The Foreign Exchange market trades over $5 trillion notional per day and can impact all major asset classes in the investment arena. BlackRock manages various mandates that will facilitate currency transactions including: Covering asset transactions and repatriation of income, hedging, currency overlay and active currency management.
The FX Trading team within Trading is seeking an FX trader to support investment activities in New York. The successful candidate will have a strong technical skills and the ability to interact effectively with other traders and portfolio managers, multiple internal groups, and the sell-side, in order to provide best execution, maintenance, and market flow information for investment activities in FX markets.
What will you be doing?
Working closely with other FX traders to provide best execution across a range of FX instruments, including spot, forwards, options, and cross currency swaps for all BlackRock internal businesses
Providing insight into market activity and disseminating market intelligence and flow information to portfolio management teams
Representing the FX team on various internal forums within the investment platform
Working both independently and with other BlackRock teams to develop technology to improve workflow and analysis across the trading platform
Dealing with day-to-day administrative issues in support of trading activities and liaison with trading operations
Pro-actively contributing to the investment process to reduce transaction costs
What are we looking for?
Degree(s) in relevant subject such as economics, mathematics, or finance desired
5+ years experience with proven interest in global capital markets, specifically with reference to Foreign Exchange markets
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, attention to detail, and a sense of urgency are vital
Robust technical skills, experience in trading non-linear FX products will be a plus
Effective communication skills and proven ability to work with multiple partners and stakeholders
High computer literacy, with advanced spreadsheet-based skills, and programming knowledge a benefit
Strong work ethic with a high level of self-motivation
For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$155,000.00 - USD$210,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
