Junior Trader, Global Equities - Specialist Asset Manager (London)

at  HKMC Annuity Limited

Our client, a specialist asset manager based in London, is looking for a Junior Trader to join their trading team. This person will be responsible for performing equity and FX trade execution for the firm’s Global Equities strategy.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Understanding of and experience with global equity markets, US and Europe preferred
• 3 years of experience in an equity trading role
• Understand trading algorithms and TCA (Transaction Cost Analysis)
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Ability to interpret, manipulate and interrogate large amounts of data
• Experience with database query languages (e.g. SQL) and dashboarding software (e.g. PowerBI)
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• A team player mentality with strong sense of motivation and integrity

• Execute, with best execution, Equity and FX trades
• Stay up to date with regulation, technical and market trends and changes
• Work with technology providers to implement new solutions, analyse and help to evolve the trading process
• Generate, manipulate and visualise large datasets
• Produce TCA (Transaction Cost Analysis)
• Communicate with the investment, research teams and CIO
• Keep up to date with, understand and disseminate relevant market and stock news
• Understand portfolio and strategy restrictions and cash positions
• Present the trading process to clients and consultants