Jassim

I work in the Market Solutions Group (MSG). MSG is a capital markets group that works with Goldman Sachs sales teams and the firm’s clients to deliver trading opportunities and customized capital market solutions. In essence, MSG has two main functions, a “tactical trading” function and a “customized solutions” function.

The “tactical” function involves delivering trading opportunities across all asset classes to the firm’s clients. The team is fully integrated with Goldman Sachs trading desks and franchise businesses in addition to internal and external research. And given we are a team of people who lives and breaths capital markets and truly enjoys identifying trading opportunities, MSG recommends “High Conviction” trades that are managed using a portfolio approach. MSG works to provide optimal implementation vehicles for the trades it recommends. For example, while our ideas are directional first, we may use derivatives to take advantage of factors other than the directional view. For example, we constantly try to identify opportunities in volatility markets with the aim of providing attractive asymmetric returns.

The “customized” function involves working with clients to provide a range of tailored asset and liability-based solutions depending on their respective risk profiles. The customized solutions range from hedging clients’ interest rate exposures to building strategic stakes in listed companies.

Working with sales teams and clients in delivering innovative capital market solutions is hugely rewarding. But it is the firm’s culture of promoting teamwork and the free flow of information that creates an amazing working environment - an environment in which we are empowered to take the initiative to grow into roles that are mentally stimulating and ultimately create value.