Imported from previous forum
Salary:- £120,000.00 + Benefits
Business Area:- Equities
Location:- LONDON
Grade:- Director
Contact:- Michael Hall
michael@thebesgroup.co.uk
Required qualifications, skills and knowledge Excellent Equities business knowledge, demonstrated by: Market awareness – general and specific trends in the market, detailed knowledge of advanced trading techniques employed by major players in the Equities market (CSFB, Lehman’s, JP Morgan, UBS, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch)
-.Detailed understanding of current business initiatives
-.Detailed understanding / knowledge of Equities Trading and Sales applications (ideally
to include Fidessa)
-. An understanding of the full product lifecycle
-. A clear appreciation of programme and portfolio trading
-. Detailed understanding of major components of Advanced Trading as it relates to:
-. Algorithmic Trading
-. VWAP
-. In-line with Volume
-. Risk Trading
-. Merging
- Crossing
-. Quantitative Analysis
-. Impact Cost Model
-. First class communication skills demonstrated by an ability to:
-. Communicate verbally and in writing at the most senior and junior levels
-. Excellent vendor management skills
-. First class influencing skills
-. Excellent decision making skills – ability to solicit varied opinions and set a clear
direction
-. Ability to converse with Traders and Sales Traders re. business and system issues
-. Excellent Programme and Project Management skills demonstrated by:
-. Detailed understanding of the full project lifecycle
-. Detailed understanding of the systems development lifecycle, including RAD
methodologies
-. Skill in presenting detailed information to senior management
-. Detailed understanding of development tools - languages and packages used in an
-.Advanced Execution development environment.