The Equity Derivatives Sales Desk covers Institutional clients including Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Insurance Companies, Pension Funds and Endowments/Foundations for equity derivatives as well as cross-asset risk premia products. 

As a Analyst on the Equity Derivatives Sales desk, you will be required to be both market and client facing. Your role here also requires execution, technical and market skills, a problem solving approach and ability to combine strategic analysis with tactical idea generation.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Support senior marketers in covering clients and in daily functions of the desk
• Provide comprehensive client coverage, including fulfilling client requests for market updates, assisting with the execution of client orders and providing clients with market intelligence and analysis
• Assist in formulating, marketing and executing trade ideas
• Help ensure smooth post trade execution process including accurate booking of risk, trade recaps and post trade enquiries 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Strong communication skills, analytical background and proficiency with excel
• Candidates must be high energy, take initiative, and multi task in a fast paced trading desk environment, while paying attention to detail
• Have strong intellectual curiosity, genuine interest in markets, a high degree of organization and attention to detail, and the ability to perform well under pressure
• Strong knowledge of Bloomberg, Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses are required for the role, but can be obtained after joining the team

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Fundamental understanding of Python or VBA is preferred