Sales Trader (EU/US Markets)

This job is to be performed by a Sales Trader who is responsible, under supervision, for taking orders from institutional clients, or swap counterparties, in listed securities and delivering good executions and equity financing services to clients and counterparties.

Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities he/she is going to take this job include, but are not limited to:

• Works closely with institutional sales force to assist in the identification of trading, financing and hedging opportunities for clients
• Feed trading and risk-controlling ideas and precisely interpret investment opinions of research reports to the clients; channel market information flow to the clients promptly; provide financing and hedging tools using swap or other instruments to optimize financing and risk control for equity investment.
• Ensure good trade executions, financing and risk control for clients
• Responsible for developing relationships with assigned client organizations through trading and execution services

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Asia and global stock markets, including equity derivative markets, both listed and OTC.
• Understanding the client’s investment behaviour, risk appetite and orientation

Skills and Abilities

• Customer-oriented mentality, proactive personality
• Effective communicator with excellent English, Mandarin and Cantonese abilities
• Hard-working, able to work under pressure, tight schedule and long hours
• Detail-oriented
• Quick-minded
• A good team player

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above, preference for finance-related major. A finance background would be favourable as would financial fieldwork experience/qualifications
• 3-5 years of experience as a Sales Trader in Hong Kong and global stock and its listed and OTC market
• The license of securities trading

Average Salary: HK$ Negotiable