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This sector includes all our trading jobs.

Trading roles involve tracking the markets and buying and selling the products at the touch of a button. The products you trade (eg, equities, foreign exchange, or commodities) and the kind of trader you are will define your trading career.

Trader roles come in several types:

Flow traders: People who buy and sell financial products on behalf of a bank's clients.

Proprietary (or 'prop') traders: A select group of elite traders who are given licence to trade with the bank's own money.

Execution traders: Traders who do little else than place trades on behalf of analysts and fund managers.

Sales traders: A kind of hybrid between salespeople and traders - they recommend products to clients and then execute the trades resulting from their recommendations.

Trading roles have been profoundly influenced by the rise of technology over the last decade, but investment banks also recruit for separate electronic trading divisions.

The introduction of electronic trading has dramatically reduced trade execution speeds, along with the cost of transactions, and that there's increased transparency in the markets. The use of algorithms - computer systems which decide on price, timing and quantity of an order - also meant that the average trade size fell.

The emergence of automation transformed the market from one where a great deal of human-intermediation was required into one where computers largely do the work in executing and processing trades. As a result a larger number of traditional trading roles were eliminated; however, electronic trading has also created a range of new positions and careers in trading.

These new finance jobs in trading include:

Quantitative analysts: Quants are maths geniuses, and they are the key to gaining an edge in e-trading. Quant jobs include designing, developing and implementing execution algorithms using a mathematical approach to identify investment opportunities and strategies in the market.

Consultants: A consulting job is all about keeping clients satisfied. Consultants run various statistical reports, including transaction cost analysis and trade reports, to ensure that clients are using trading tools in the most effective way. Consultants also offer tips on how to improve performance.

Sales traders: It's the sales trader's job to facilitate the execution of trades for clients, while also offering a menu of the bank's e-trading products and facilitating a customer's decision on what is the best one to suit their needs. It's a combination of marketing and client relationship management. Banks also hire for pure sales roles.

Market structure jobs: This is a research-led role; market structure professionals analyse upcoming regulatory changes and macro trends and their potential effect on the trading environment.

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Statistical Arbitrage Quantitative Researcher - Hedge Fund Not Disclosed Excellent UK-London 24 May 12

My client is a leading hedge fund looking to bring on board a quantitative researcher to their established st...

Global Portfolio Program Sales Trader Macquarie Information not provided UK-London 24 May 12

We are currently looking for a Global Portfolio Program Sales Trader to join our team, based in London.

Algorithmic Quantitative Trading -senior C++/Java developer and quantitative researcher positions. Jove International OTE - up to £200,000 UK-London 24 May 12

Due to continued success and business expansion a leading multi-asset algorithmic proprietary trading group i...

Experienced Fixed Income Systematic Trader Jove International Open to negotiation UK-London 24 May 12

My client is an electronic trading firm and one of the leaders in many of the world's financial markets. Speci...

Product Lead for Interest Rate Derivatives Portfolio Valuations - NY, USA or London, UK. Selby Jennings QRF Highly competitive + Incentives + Cash B... UK-London 24 May 12

A Major Global Financial Services firm is seeking a Director level candidate to lead and drive their interest ...

Market Monitoring Citifocus £Attractive Package UK-London 24 May 12

High calibre individual with significant financial markets experience, which will include in-depth knowledge o...

Senior Investment Banking/Brokerage SALES City Wharf Financial Recruitment Highly Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

We currently have a number of mandates with London based investment banks and brokers who are actively seeking...

Senior Grain Trader, International Trading House, London - 3249 /2B Private Equity Recruitment Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

A successful, well-funded and long-established international trading house is looking to hire a senior grain t...

Front Office Delivery Manager - Commodity Trading - London - £85,000 - £95,000 + bens + bonus McCabe & Barton £85,000 - £95,000 + significant bens + b... UK-London 24 May 12

A major global financial institution based in London are seeking a Front Office IT Delivery Manager with exten...

Broker – Mid-Distillates Broker – Energy, Futures, Options, Salary: Highly Competitive - London based Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

Our client, a leading broking house, is setting up a mid-distillates desk in London and seeks an experienced b...

Broker – Mid-Distillates Broker – Energy, Futures, Options, Salary: Highly Competitive - London based position Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

Our client, a leading broking house, is setting up a mid-distillates desk in London and seeks an experienced b...

Head of Crude Trading, based in London - Salary: Highly Competitive, (Crude, Oil, Energy, Physical, Trading) Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

A recently established European based trading house is building an oil trading business to be based long term ...

Trading - Senior LNG Trader, Salary: Highly Competitive, (LNG, Gas, Energy, Physical, Trader) - based in London Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

A leading energy house is growing their European LNG presence and seeking a senior trader to lead and manage t...

CDO Trader - LONDON Selby Jennings FIFX £Base + discretionary bonus UK-London 24 May 12

Secondary CDO Trading, London, UK. Salary: £VERY Competitive. (CDO, Trading, Structured Credit, Europe)

London based - Interest Rate Exotic Trader / Structurer Selby Jennings FIFX £Base + discretionary bonus UK-London 24 May 12

Exoric rates trader / structurer wanted for a front office consultancy role in London

Repo trader.Based in London Selby Jennings FIFX £:Highly Competitive Salary+Package UK-London 24 May 12

Credit Repo trader. Location: London. £Highly competitive. (Trading, Repo, Fixed Income, London, UK)

Market Risk – VaR – VP – Top Tier Bank Hudson Banking Excellent UK-London 24 May 12

My client, a global investment bank, is looking for an experienced Market Risk Manager to join its VaR reporti...

Algotihmic Trading Developer, Development, IT/Quant, Systematic Trading, Financial Engineering, Statistical Arbitrage, IT Development, GQR Global Markets 50,000-100,000 GBP UK-London 24 May 12

A fantastic opportunity for an Algorithmic Trading Developer who will be responsible for developing trade logi...

Institutional Sales Trader Warner Scott £70000 - £80000 per annum UK-London 24 May 12

Institutional Sales Trader - Cash Equities Cash Equities Sales trader with African coverage based in London wi...

Trader Assistant JP Morgan DOE UK-London 24 May 12

JP Morgan is a top tier global investment bank located in over 100 countries and serving around 20,000 clients...

FX / IR Independent Price Verification – AVP Robert Walters £Market Rate UK-London 24 May 12

*** Candidate with experience in either IPV or product control and FX or IR product experience needed for tier...

UK: Experienced Commodity Quant opportunity Selby Jennings QRF Market rate UK-London 24 May 12

Commodity Quant Top Global Commodity Trading House Location: United Kingdom

Head of desk - Fixed Income systematic trading - Rates Westbourne Partners Negotiable UK-London 24 May 12

I am currently retained by a bulge bracket bank who are seeking a head of high frequency Fixed Income trading,...

Trader -> 40% of Profit payout | United Kingdom | Not Disclosed Very competitive UK-London 24 May 12

We have a number of clients currently looking for traders with payouts up to 40% of P&L depending on the clien...

Portfolio manager - 20%+ of PNL offered up to $800mio USD capital offered Westbourne Partners Negotiable UK-London 24 May 12

We are working under mandate to a firm who are seeking portfolio managers with strategies within either FX, Eq...

Senior Risk Analyst - London Profusion Group Competitive Bonus Structure UK-London 24 May 12

We are currently looking for a Senior Risk Analyst to work in our clients London office.

Business Analyst - Asset Management - Investment Decision Alexander Ash Consulting up to £650 per day UK-London 23 May 12

Business Analyst - Investment Decision - CFA - Fund Management

Client Support Specialist TradingScreen Inc Competitive UK-London 23 May 12

Focus on providing technical and business support for TradingScreen's electronic trading platform service for ...

Entry Level Quant Required by Leading London Hedge Fund to work on Systematic Trading Strategies NJF Search International Upto £80k basic and excellent packages UK-London 23 May 12

A leading London based Hedge Fund is seeking a talented, PhD level Quant Researcher to work on their Systemati...

Quantitative Prop Traders Required by Leading Global Investment Bank - Europe, USA or Asia NJF Search International Up to $300k base and % of PnL (potential... UK-London 23 May 12

One of the world's foremost investment banks is currently looking to expand their quantitative prop trading gr...

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