Sales Trading Job Description
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Sales Trading Job Description
- Generate daily market and pricing data analytics to the client base
- Interns will work directly with Sales & Trading professionals to develop an understanding of the firm’s fixed-income products, institutional customer base, and markets
- Providing best execution on client orders, working with clients and traders to find a best strategy for the order
- Executing agency orders directly on the exchange and provide liquidity to customers by finding crosses
- Working with ECM to build IPOs and placement deals in China A shares
- Execute orders directly on the exchange where appropriate and provide liquidity to customers by finding crosses and capital facilitation
- Extensive overseas travel management
- Assisting and supporting visitors to the London Plan and organise the provision of an office / desk for the visitor
- Providing general administrative support for the organisation of meetings, workshops, conferences, team meetings
- Building on your analytical and problem solving skills by taking part in our online trading experience
- 3-4 years of Equities Trading Compliance experience
- Working knowledge of USTP Fidessa, Bloomberg, and Microsoft applications
- Strong preference for applicants to speak Mandarin and/or Cantonese in addition to English
- As the ideal candidate you should have at least 3+ years of experience, either in recruiting for a financial services company or in a division of an investment bank with a demonstrated understanding of the campus recruiting process
- Comfortable in the fast-paced nature of the business - requiring a candidate who has strong interpersonal skills
- An ability to multi-task efficiently and can manage multiple constituents under significant time pressure
Sales Trading Job Description
- Participate in industry initiatives relevant to Derivatives Transactions, including internal and external legal, regulatory and market standards working groups and committees
- Interact with vendors to evaluate new products and services
- Networking opportunities with our current Graduates and senior business representatives
- Tips for success" sessions including CV clinics and interview advice
- Touring the trading floor
- Respond to all client inquiries throughout the trading day
- Execute client orders
- Participate in the idea generation for client trades/investments
- Coordinate with teams across Asia
- Distribute news content both internally and externally
- You possess strong MS Office skills with remarkable attention to detail
- Fluency in Cantonese/Mandarin preferred
- Ability to handle pressure and think quickly on your feet
- Providing advice to all Sales and Trading areas within BarCap
- Contribute to related policy drafting and surveillance initiatives
- Provide Business subject matter expertise for Volcker and other various business projects with Compliance implications
Sales Trading Job Description
- Process all derivative notation requests
- Assist salespersons in onboarding new accounts, monitoring credit lines and seeking credit line increases
- Assist salespersons with orders and executes transactions as needed
- Assist with all administrative tasks of desk including answering phones and relaying client messages
- Adhere strictly to compliance and operational risk controls in accordance with regulatory standards, policies and practices
- Booking trades and events in FO books
- Handling of novations
- Is fluent in business English (French will be considered an asset)
- Gain experience in a variety of technologies, including the GS platform SecDB, Java, web technologies (javascript, angular ), real-time cluster technologies like SPARK and NoSQl data stores like MongoDB
- Maintain account contact management and calendars for sales and trading personnel
- Displaying willingness to network, developing links with stakeholders and relevant areas
- Assisting in the Global co-operation effort in respect of Sales and Trading Compliance coverage
- Development and the roll-out of bespoke Compliance training programs
- Demonstrating ability to work as part of a team while demonstrating proactivity & drive to be a self-starter and driver of enhanced processes in the firm
- Working closely with supervisory team to ensure proper supervisory controls are in place
- Native level Mandarin and fluent oral and written English
Sales Trading Job Description
- Coordinate business meetings, conferences and presentations
- Prepare PowerPoint presentations, reports and spreadsheets as required
- Process and help draft agreements and business correspondence and review documents for completeness and accuracy
- Coordinate complex travel arrangements and record expense accounts for senior partners
- Answer multi-line phone and greet clients
- Perform general administrative duties as required
- Supports the Municipal Sales and Trading departments involving Compliance matters
- Communicate regulatory changes to the Municipal Sales and Trading departments and is responsible for implementing the necessary system enhancements to support these changes
- Update the Firm’s Written Supervisory Procedures (WSPs) related to Municipal Sales and Trading based on new rules and regulations and/or process enhancements
- Respondto regulatory inquiries and exams related to Municipal Sales and Trading
- 5 years of relevant experience, know the working process for QFII/RQFII business
- A willingness to commit to the full 12-14 week program June – August
- Preferred candidates should have a desire to obtain full time employment beginning summer 2016
- Knowledge of Bloomberg and advanced Excel
- Minimum of Bachelors’ degree in Economics or Finance
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience within Equities at a global investment bank with a focus on CEEMEA region (Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa)
Sales Trading Job Description
- Provide legal advice, support and risk management to the Company on derivatives, repo, securities lending, clearing execution, cash securities and brokerage arrangements (“Sales & Trading Transactions”)
- Prepare and negotiate trading agreements and other documentation between the Company and its counterparties across all counterparty sectors and jurisdictions and relating to Sales & Trading Transactions
- Ensure that all legal and documentation requirements for Sales & Trading Transactions are dealt with and met in an efficient and timely manner
- Conduct legal diligence on new counterparties and jurisdictions for Sales & Trading Transactions
- Provide advice and support relating to netting and collateral, and management of netting and collateral enforceability opinions and risk positions in connection with Sales & Trading Transactions
- Maintain databases and records of all documentation connected to Sales & Trading Transactions
- Provide advice and documentation support on trade confirmations for Sales & Trading Transactions
- Assist in the maintenance and development of document templates and standards, know-how and procedures in connection with Sales & Trading Transactions
- Assist in the maintenance and interpretation of the Company’s default management policies and procedures
- Review and advise on new business and new product requests relevant to Sales & Trading Transactions
- Ability to demonstrate a commercial understanding of the Equities business
- High degree of client service through previous experience
- Russian language skills preferable
- Understanding of a client's workflow and the foreign exchange process specifically for Real Money
- Solid work ethics and high level of motivation
- Strong academic record with minimum Master’s degree in Economics, Finance or a related discipline required