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Cross-Asset Execution and Sales Trader

Execute multi-asset client orders and improve trading workflows at UBS. The role combines market execution with data analysis and automation using programming tools.

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 and monitor orders across several markets.
Compare quotes and assess execution quality.
Automate data-heavy trading workflows and retain execution records.

What they ask for

Required

Multi-asset trade execution
Market-product knowledge
Python, SQL, Excel and VBA
Careful execution controls
Counterparty communication

Education: No degree requirement stated.
Experience: Previous multi-asset execution experience; no minimum years stated.
Languages and tools: Python
SQL
Excel
VBA
Markets: equities, options, fixed-income, fx, multi-asset

How to prepare

Analyse execution slippage across asset classes.
Build a trade-log reconciliation and reporting tool.
Explain how liquidity and counterparty quotes affect execution choices.

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with UBS and doesn’t handle applications.