Trading Assistant

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC • Minneapolis, MN

2d • $26 - $36

About The Position

As a Trading Assistant, you’ll support a best-in-class trading experience for advisors and clients by collaborating with traders and business partners on trade execution, trading inquiries, and accurate, compliant transaction processing. The role also contributes to Best Execution reporting, regulatory initiatives, and continuous process improvements across the Equity & Option Trading team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; post-secondary education and relevant work experience may be interchanged to meet the combined minimum qualifications for education and experience.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate across multiple business functions.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, time-sensitive, regulated environment with attention to detail.
• Ability to handle difficult communications with advisors and clients and provide effective resolutions.
• Ability to build and maintain strong, positive relationships and influence others without direct leadership accountability.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to learn new systems, technologies, and business processes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with BETA host, LSEG One, BRASS, and Microsoft applications, especially Excel and Power BI.
• Active Series 7 license.
• Experience in trading, brokerage, securities, or financial services operations environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist advisors, trading partners, and home office staff with trading-related questions, including order activity, regulatory reporting, and trading system navigation and functionality.
• Perform order book reconciliation and trade allocation for all trading activity.
• Identify and resolve trading and settlement issues and ensure required documentation is completed.
• Assist Business Analysts with report creation, generation, monitoring, and analysis; work with trading systems, execution quality reporting, and trade reporting; and research trading issues.
• Review trading area policies and procedures for compliance with industry and company rules and regulations, and identify process-improvement and risk-mitigation opportunities.
• Provide backup support to other departments within Capital Markets Trading and participate in special projects as needed.

Benefits

• Vacation time
• Sick time
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Variable pay may be available in the form of bonuses, commissions, and/or long-term incentives, depending on the role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level