Trade Assistant – LME Metals (Commodities) recruitment

Main Function

To maintain the integrity of all activity in the LME Metals trading books supported and to own the operational risk management of those books.

Main Duties

 Trade booking / amendment, position keeping and monitoring of p/l of LME Metals products.
 Lifecycle management of trading positions including accurate and timely capture of fixings
 Calculation capture of coupon payments and expiry payoffs, ensuring they are communicated effectively to our operational partners downstream
 Monitoring, booking and controlling corporate actions, including dividends
 Ownership of p/l break resolution, equity and cash fails, FOBO breaks
 Communicating issues and resolutions to / from Operations, Clients and Sales Trading staff
 Maintenance of Market Data including dividend curves and index composition.
 Assist with the delivery of our strategic projects including STP for the structured notes business and development of our automated lifecycle management tools as required.

Person Requirements

 Highly numerate with excellent analytical problem-solving ability.
 Strong communication, written, and organisational skills
 Results orientated
 Able to build rapport with a driven and demanding front office
 Able to work under pressure, with the ability to prioritise tasks rapidly according to risk
 Confident and Enthusiastic personality to meet the demands of busy and dynamic trading floor
 Strong proficiency in advanced Excel or Visual Basic would be beneficial