Associate / AVP, Trader, Portfolio Execution Group - Equities

at  GIC Investment

GLOBAL TRADING UNIT (GTU)

The Global Trading Unit (GTU) is responsible for the implementation of GIC’s investment decisions across the entire public markets. GTU is one global team with desks in London, New York, and Singapore, and executes trades in equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. GTU’s main goals are to provide best execution to all of GIC’s portfolio managers, and to harvest & deliver differentiated market intelligence that is additive to the investment process. We are continually striving to be world-class in terms of our talent, technology platforms, and external relationships.
We are looking for a candidate, with a good understanding of financial instruments and markets as well as strong analytical and programming skills; to join the GTU team in London as a Trader that focuses on equities trading.

WHAT IMPACT CAN YOU MAKE IN THIS ROLE?

You will be part of a team that seeks to deliver top-tier trade execution, to efficiently manage total portfolio liquidity, and to improve asset utilisation for GIC.

WHAT WILL YOU DO AS A TRADER?

• Partner closely with GIC’s portfolio managers across the globe to solution for and execute trades during the London timezone across cash, programs, options, swaps, and futures.
• Harvest and deliver differentiated market intelligence on single stocks, as well as macro themes to GIC’s portfolio managers and senior management.
• Work closely with colleagues from the Applied Research Unit (ARU) and Technology Group (TG) to (A) gain insights from GTU’s trading data in order to continuously sharpen execution, and (B) further improve upon GTU’s trading technology suite in areas such as automated trading, pre- and post-trade checks, and market surveillance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with GIC’s counterparties and liquidity providers using strong interpersonal and communication skills.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS OR SKILLS SHOULD YOU POSSESS IN THIS ROLE?

• 2+ years of trading experience in equity markets (cash EQ, options, swaps).
• Clear and effective verbal and written communications with strong negotiation skills.
• Enjoy problem-solving and has strong attention to detail.
• Affinity to take intra-day and inter-day market timing risks in order to deliver strong execution outcomes.
• Ability to program in Python, and passion for gaining insights from data would be a plus.