Equities and Equity Derivatives
Dedicated to a large range of clients, from institutional investors, private banks and distributors, to fund and hedge fund managers and corporates, the Equities and Equity Derivatives activity includes cash and equity derivatives products and services, as well as equity research.
Looking to succeed in Equities and Equity Derivatives
The Equities and Derivatives teams serve their clients on many different markets and while trading underlyings across the planet. Delivering local solutions to growing client base in the world’s financial capitals, we constantly trade ideas and expertise among platforms from Paris to London, Madrid, Milan, Frankfurt, New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo…
Drawing on our strong expertise and tradition for innovation, we have developed a wide range of derivative products to help clients optimize hedging of the various types of risks related to market operations and offer attractive and performant investment products.
New markets are opening up in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. New solutions need to be adapted. New products must be brought to market. New career opportunities are opening up worldwide.
Whether you are just starting your career or already have a solid grounding in finance, you will need to develop a real understanding of your market, your clients and your specialization in financial products. Exercise your own judgment, while profiting from the know-how and resources our platforms have to offer. Make the right decisions and you will have our support all the way!
If you have what it takes to create innovative products, to develop a new customer segment or to manage a multi-million euro portfolio, we won’t keep you waiting!
A well-known reputation of performance
SG CIB has established itself as the leading player in Equity Derivatives through its capacity to provide tailor-made solutions throughout the world. Maintaining the right combination between anticipation and innovation keeps SG CIB ahead, allowing our clients to access an unmatchable level of performance and profitability in Equity and Derivative investments. Thanks to the trust they have placed in us over the years, our teams are pushed to reinvent the Equity Derivatives industry every day. As a result, industry pundits and end-user polls regularly confirm our leadership in the Equity Derivatives business, where we have received over 50 top awards and distinctions in recent years.
Volatility trading
Taking long or short positions on volatility in equities and equity indices generates significant returns for the bank as well as its distribution networks, institutional investors and other asset managers throughout the world.
Arbitrage
Trading on the price discrepancies between various financial instruments and/or markets enables us to post gains on a variety of products including equities, credit, funds, convertibles, bonds and other derivatives.
Structured products
Renowned for guaranteed and leveraged products, innovative alternative strategies in hedge funds and managed accounts, we benefit from the expertise of Lyxor AM. With over EUR 70bn in assets under management, the fully-owned subsidiary Lyxor AM offers a robust platform for the day-to-day management of over 150 major client investment accounts.
Flow and listed products
Vanilla and exotic options, warrants, trackers and digital options are created and managed to meet the client-driven demand for investment instruments. We issue more warrants and certificates than any other bank. Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking is a leader in Europe in ETF’s and #1 in warrants worldwide. In flow products we are a major player in OTC and listed options, convertibles and synthetic convertibles.
Christophe MIANNE
Global Head of Global Markets
"The solutions we tailor for our clients regularly set new standards among our competitors. If you join us, you will be working with intellectually stimulating products and people. You can look forward to rapidly creating and managing a business on your own. And we will recognize your achievement. You won't find as much responsibility and reward so early in any other job."
Discover our main professions
Willing to win together? You will find all of the talent and resources you need to succeed within our teams. Throughout the value chain, from front to back office, our performance platforms’ results reflect the close relationship among traders, sales-people and financial engineers.
Derivatives Trading
You are based in one of our trading rooms, operate on behalf of the bank and have the opportunity to work closely with sales teams when pricing and hedging. In addition to running a trading book, you price products, research parameter modeling and implement trading tools with R&D systems available.
Derivatives Sales
You are responsible for promoting and selling Equity and Derivative products from a trading desk in one of our cells of excellence. You approach new clients, build stronger commercial relationships with existing clients and offer innovative financial solutions within a clearly defined geographical area and product segment. You also contribute to the development of new products with our financial engineering unit through marketing campaigns.
Financial Engineering
Given our constant focus on innovation, you can be certain that any profitable project you propose is studied carefully. As an integral part of the sales and trading team, you are the facilitator that makes finding solutions possible. Specializing in both product client segments, our financial engineers are experts in the legal, tax, accounting and financial issues that must be addressed when customized products are structured and priced.
Equity Research and Global Execution
We are a premier provider of Pan-European Equity Research and Global Execution services on 60 exchanges worldwide. Our proven experience on both primary and secondary European Equity market ranges from agency broking (including ADRs), to block trades, convertible bonds, client order facilitation, primary placement and corporate global Program Trading Access and Direct Market Access.
Our pan-European Equity Research teams in Paris and London follow c.400 companies drawn from every key market sector. In close cooperation with other Société Générale specialists, SG CIB also delivers integrated Cross-Asset Research, which covers equities, credit, and equity derivatives, economics, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities.
Offers by job function
Banking Operations (40)
Information Technology/Project Management (45)
Marketing/Communication (8)
Market Finance (57)
Commercial/Client Relationship Management (5)
Our Group has 163,000 employees of 122 nationalities, operating in 82 countries and working in more than 150 professions covering the whole spectrum of banking and finance.