Fantastic Graduate Opportunity - Trading Assistant - Central London - Salary up to £33,000 dependent on skills & experience
A long standing, impressive client of ours is currently looking for three new graduates to join their organisation. Working in the field of global sports trading, this is a fantastic opportunity to work with mass amounts of data and work in an enviornment filled with highly qualified and inspiring individuals. A great role for a high grade numerical graduate (2022/2023) to join a dynamic organisation and gain valuable training and skills.
As part of their operations team, you will be responsible for operating and monitoring their trading activities around the globe via the trading platform. You'll have a high attention to detail, be confident to speak up on errors and be hungry to grow and suceed.
Candidates applying for this role will agree to work on a shift pattern basis with early mornings and late evening including 50% weekend work.
If you are diligent, switched on and with an enthusiastic attitude, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities include:
- Monitoring and operating trading platforms which run 24/7
- Spotting inconsistencies, errors and unusual behaviour
- Developing insights into customer, counterparty and market behaviour
- Liaising with traders, counterparties and trading venues on an ad hoc-basis
- Helping troubleshoot issues that arise in the trade cycle
- Collaborating with developers and traders to improve the functionality of the platform
Skills required:
- Education to BSc level, ideally mathematics, economics or a scientific subject
- Good proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Knowledge in SQL is welcome, but can also be acquired on the job
- A high degree of numeracy, including probabilities
- Ability to come to grips with new applications quickly
- Attention to detail. In a field where missing a single character can make all the difference, we would expect you to work meticulously.
- Comfortable making informed trading decisions
- Good organisational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and a mature, responsible attitude
If this sounds like the role for you then please apply today!
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