Trading AssistantJob description:We are looking to hire a Trading Assistant who will help to bridge the working relationship between the Portfolio Management Team and Execution Team. The successful candidate will:
- Ensure trades are captured accurately by internal risk systems. Capture end of day risk and ensure trade blotter is clean and that all trades are booked.
- Collaborate with operations team to ensure smooth settlement of all trades.
- Aid in Portfolio management bookkeeping tasks to limit residual interest rate and FX risk.
- Control the futures' delivery process to ensure Portfolio Managers are trading the current, most liquid futures contracts.
- Manage NDF fixing risk.
- Aid with PnL reconciliation for Fixed Income, FX, and Interest Rate focused strategies.
- Work in close integration with software development team to optimize Pharo's start to finish trading processes.
Required Qualities and Skills:- 0 - 3 years' experience on a trading desk at an investment bank or buy-side firm.
- Strong academic background with a demonstrated interest in international finance, mathematics, or macroeconomics.
- Excellent verbal and oral communication skills.
- Strong work ethic with a proclivity to self-start.
- Quantitatively inclined with proficiency in the Microsoft Suite.
- Capacity to grasp and learn new topics and concepts.
Pay Range in New York:- Base salary: $90,000 - $125,000/year.
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