Job Summary:
As an Analyst in Rates Sales you will be helping the desk with day-to-day execution of all Rates products. You will transact in fixed income products across a broad range of clients (primarily banks and SSAs although you will be expected to help with pension fund and insurance clients covered by the broader team).
Job Responsibilities:
- Working with our partners in trading, syndicate and research to provide comprehensive client coverage, including fulfilling client requests for market updates and assisting with the execution of client trades.
- Providing clients with market intelligence.
- Responsibility for the trade execution process including trade booking, new issue order taking and general sales back-up across the desk.
- Demonstrating proficiency in identifying market drivers and rates product while showing a high degree of interest in learning about other products and developing a cross-product skill set.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Knowledge of & interest in fixed income products and associated drivers.
- Product knowledge in rates derivatives and cash bonds is required.
- Intrinsic motivation to become and remain a market leader.
- Creative problem solver with ability to perform well under pressure.
- Strong understanding of fundamental product.
- Clear, logical thinker with strong qualitative abilities.
- Ability to learn quickly, multi-task and self-manage priorities.
- Strong proficiency in Bloomberg, Microsoft Excel (VBA), Word and PowerPoint.
This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities.
