Assistant Trader

Massar Capital; Wien; Vor Ort; EUR 75 000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An alternative investment management company in Vienna is seeking an Assistant Trader to support senior traders in managing the order flow and executing trades. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of trading desk experience and strong proficiency in Excel VBA. A positive attitude and strong communication skills are essential for collaboration within a dynamic team. The position offers competitive compensation, with a base salary starting at 75,000 EUR annually.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum of 2 years of trading desk experience.
• Proficiency in Excel VBA is mandatory.
• Strong analytical skills and team-oriented attitude.

Aufgaben

• Support senior traders in managing order flow and executing trades.
• Maintain and upgrade existing trading tools and spreadsheets.
• Collaborate with operations and brokers to resolve trade issues.

Kenntnisse

Trading desk experience

Excel VBA

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Jobbeschreibung

Massar Capital Management, LP (“Massar”) is an alternative investment management company founded in 2015. We employ a global macro trading strategy that seeks to capture investment opportunities across commodity, foreign exchange, fixed income, equity, and derivatives markets. With offices in the United States and Europe, Massar prides itself on its dynamic, entrepreneurial culture. Our investment philosophy combines fundamental understanding of individual assets with a quantitative, data-driven process. We build proprietary technology and develop statistical methods to leverage both public and in-house data sets. Our team members possess strong technical skills, a passion for problem-solving, and an intellectual curiosity about financial markets.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for an Assistant Trader to research, monitor, and execute our daily trades. The ideal candidate will be a junior to mid-level professional. Frequent interaction with other traders, quants, and senior management will be required so communication and collaboration skills are essential. Must have previous exposure to manually trading many different asset classes on an electronic trading platform. Strong experience with VBA is required.

JOB DESCRIPTION: ASSISTANT TRADER – FULL TIME

• Supports senior traders with managing the order flow and executing trades using an electronic trading platform.
• Maintain and upgrade existing spreadsheets and trading tools.
• Work closely with operations team, brokers, and prime brokers to assure proper trade allocations and resolve breaks.
• Monitor the behavior of execution algorithms and collaborate with the senior trader to improve execution quality.
• Interact with brokers and bank dealing desks on a regular basis.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned such as ad hoc report generation.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 2 years of trading desk experience
• Proficient with Excel VBA
• Familiarity of python is a plus but not required
• Knowledge in commodity, fixed income, FX and macro markets
• Understanding of Order Management and Execution Management Systems.
• Familiarity with the mechanics and terminology of options, equities, and futures markets
• Excellent communication skills, self-starter, quick learner, positive attitude, and team player.
• Strong analytical skills.

POSITION DETAILS

• Competitive compensation, base salary starting at 75,000 EUR annually