Fixed Income Trader - Asset Management $35K-45K + good bonus
A recruiter seeks an execution trader for an unnamed Chinese asset manager. The role executes portfolio orders and supports TCA and algorithm evaluations, with repo experience required.
What you’d work on
Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.
- Execute bond and other portfolio orders at controlled cost.
- Assess market liquidity and negotiate with counterparties.
- Analyse transaction costs and contribute to execution-system improvements.
What they ask for
Required
- Fixed-income execution
- Repo experience
- Market rules and order types
- Securities qualification
- English and Chinese
- Education
- Bachelor’s qualification or higher, with mathematics, economics, finance or related studies.
- Experience
- At least 3 years of fixed-income or investment execution work.
- Markets
- fixed-income, equities, multi-asset
How to prepare
- Evaluate a bond execution using price and liquidity benchmarks.
- Analyse repo funding and settlement risks.
- Compare algorithm outcomes with a clear TCA methodology.
What to study
- Market Microstructure and Execution
- Fixed Income and Interest-Rate Models
- Quantitative Risk Management
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