Trading Assistant

Stephens • Little Rock, AR

282d

About The Position

The Trading Assistant position is a full-time role based in Little Rock, AR. The primary responsibilities include maintaining daily assigned inventories, researching trade/system problems, creating managed deals in Ipreo and Bloomberg, and distributing pre-deal documents. The assistant will also maintain and report competitive deal results, distribute underwriting liability information, enter municipal underwriting buy/sell tickets, and maintain regulatory files for municipal underwritings. Additional tasks may be assigned by management as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 1-2 years of related experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Process management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, Ipreo and Bloomberg.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrated reliability in attendance and work performance.
• Typing, alpha/numeric data entry.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily assigned inventories with regard to position and activity.
• Research any out of balance trade/system problems.
• Create managed deals in Ipreo and Bloomberg for pricing day.
• Send out appropriate wires during and after pricing date.
• Distribute and post to sales all pre-deal documents via Bloomberg and internal e-mail.
• Maintain and report all competitive deal results to accounting and trading desk.
• Distribute underwriting liability (balance) information to accounting department on daily basis.
• Enter municipal underwriting buy/sell tickets as required.
• Match tickets for trading and underwriting inventories.
• Distribute calendar weekly for upcoming underwriting deals, competitive or negotiated.
• Maintain regulatory files for all municipal underwritings.
• Assist in answering telephones.
• Perform other tasks as requested by management.

Benefits

• SIE - Securities Industry Essentials certification.
• Series 7 - General Securities Representative within 6 months.
• Series 63 - State Law Exam within 6 months.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree