Equity Trader with programming skills in Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva

Equity Trader with programming skills

• Company

  Not Disclosed

• Location

  Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva

• Compensation

  Competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  Jan 25, 2013

• eFC Ref no

  1159276

Our company is a fast growing institutional asset manager based in Geneva. We belong to a private banking group with branches in Geneva, Zurich, Lugano, Luxembourg, Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong.

We actively manage long only and long short Ucits/non-Ucits funds. Since launch, our track records on equities rank among the best relative to peers. Our clients are institutional investors across Europe.
Your responsabilities:

• Reporting to the Head of Equity Trading, supporting the Systematic Fund Management team on Equity dealing across global markets.
• Monitoring and checking outstanding orders. Running pre- and post-trade analytics to evaluate quality of execution.
• Working with the internal team on trading related issues, as well as with external brokerage and investment professionals.
• Contributing to the enhancement of trading/analytics systems through automation.
• Ability to multi-task while working on the desk in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Your profile:

• Three to five years of experience trading equities (Program & Algorithmic Trading)
• Prior experience in the asset management industry preferred
• Highly computer literate and considerable programming experience (VBA/C#, SQL) in relation to automating processes.
• Proficiency in Bloomberg EMS would be an advantage (Bloomberg API and FIX knowledge a plus)
• BSc or MSc degree (a scientific degree preferred)
• Fluent in French and English
• European Union or CH citizen