Trading Assistant

Job title:

Trading Assistant

Company

Stifel

Job description

What You’ll Be Doing:Under the guidance of senior traders the trading assistant provides administrative support to the desk, compiles and reviews trade and market data, and helps to enhance trading processes. This role also involves monitoring market conditions, analyzing economic data, and once licensed, executing trades in various fixed income products.Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support trading team on day-to-day operations in a timely and efficient manner
• Monitor market activity in various fixed income products and provide concise feedback and analysis to senior traders
• Develop, maintain and enhance databases and reports
• Assist in enhancing trading workflows and functionality
• Ad-hoc projects as directed

What We’re Looking For:Qualifications

• Strong math and analytical skills
• Team player with excellent verbal and written communication
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines
• Ability to demonstrate a proactive approach to troubleshooting and problem-solving issues
• Fast learner and self-starter with ability to work independently in a high-energy, entrepreneurial environment
• Comfort with new and changing technology
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel
• Coding experience with Python or other programing tools preferred
• Demonstrated interest in global capital markets, specifically fixed income products

Education & Experience:Education and Experience

• Minimum Required: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Math, Computer Science, Economics or Business-related field
• Minimum Required: 0-2 years relevant work experience preferred

Licenses & Credentials:

• Minimum Required: SIE, Series 7 and Series 63 within 6 months of hire

About Stifel:Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:42:56 GMT

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