Conclusion

A structurer is often considered a very technical role. Structurers need to be able to model cashflows and to calculate different risk return profiles for the investors. They often need to be able to use the trader’s models so that they can estimate the price of the products whenever they need to update the structure rather than bothering the trader repeatedly. However, that is a very basic requirement for the structuring role. At the end of the day a successful structurer is not necessarily the most technical person, although he absolutely needs to understand and communicate the more technical points. A successful structurer is the person who can make a deal happen.

Making a deal happen means he needs to understand the constraints ...

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