Junior Trader, Index Arbitrage, Global Equities recruitment
Overview
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States , serving more than 59 million consumer and small business relationships with more than 6,100 retail banking offices, nearly 18,700 ATMs and award-winning online banking with nearly 29 million active users. Following the acquisition of Merrill Lynch on January 1, 2009 , Bank of America is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to more than 4 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients in more than 150 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Job Description
Opportunity exists within a leading international investment bank, for an individual with expertise in High Frequency Market Making Index Arbitrage Trading.
Responsibilities
- Trading system/strategy development and implementation
- Ongoing management of high frequency market making business
- Ongoing development of dynamic strategies dependant on changing market environment and business conditions
Requirements
- 2 - 3 years trading experience - ideally from market making background
- Proven revenue producer
- Experience operating within equity and/or interest rate markets
- Highly numerate
- Strong programming skills
- Organisational capability - strong time management and problem solving skills
- Ability to work independently with a proactive approach to taking on a broad range of responsibilities