Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
• Advanced trading strategies and market characteristics within assigned securities type or sector.
• Advanced concepts, practices, and procedures of institutional equity sales & sales trading.
• Financial markets, products, and electronic networks.
• Order entry with FINRA floor brokers and traders
Skill in:
• High level customer service.
• Marketing skills and sales ability.
• Using technical/professional knowledge, interpersonal and sales skills to obtain customers’ commitment to ideas, services, or products.
• Advanced math and analytics sufficient for quantitative analysis.
• Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications, including automated trading systems and proficiency with Bloomberg, Reuters and Microsoft Excel.
Ability to:
• Understand how financial news/issues will affect stock and bond prices.
• Attend to detail while maintaining a big picture orientation.
• Use technical/professional knowledge, interpersonal and sales skills to obtain customers’ commitment to ideas, services, or products.
• Handle stressful situations and provide a high level of customer service in a calm and professional manner.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
• Organize, manage, and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with critical deadlines in a fast paced, stressful work environment with frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
• Possess a high energy level.
• Communicate effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing with internal and external clients and customers.
Educational/Previous Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field and a minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of trading experience, including coverage of US domestic institutions.
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• Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources.
Licenses/Certifications:
• SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied.
• FINRA Series 7, Series 55 and Series 63 Licenses. The ability to obtain other FINRA Licenses (as required) within three months of hire date.