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Associate, Trading Assistant

Balyasny Asset Management L.P.

London

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

A leading global investment firm seeks an Associate for the Trading Assistant role in their Macro & Fixed Income division. This position involves supporting portfolio managers, accurate trade capture, and building strong relationships within the trading team. The ideal candidate should have a degree in a quantitative field, possess strong communication skills, and may benefit from a background in Macro and Credit products. Join a dynamic team in London and contribute to a high-performing investment firm.

Qualifications

  • Up to 5 years relevant work experience in investment banking or hedge funds.
  • Preferred experience with Macro & Credit products.
  • Practical knowledge of global financial markets.

Responsibilities

  • Support portfolio managers and traders across various financial products.
  • Ensure timely and accurate trade capture.
  • Work with technology to enhance processes and minimize manual efforts.

Skills

Communication
Organization
Multitasking
Project Management

Education

Degree in Business, Mathematics, Finance

Tools

Python

Job description

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Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a global, multi-strategy investment Firm with over $21 billion in assets under management. We are a diversified business, with global breadth and depth. Our Firm has a clear mission: To consistently deliver uncorrelated returns in all market environments. Today, BAM employs more than 160 portfolio managers and 1,200 investment professionals across 19 offices in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. We are active across six investing strategies: Equities Long/Short, Equities Arbitrage, Macro, Commodities, Systematic, and Growth Equity. We also have a dedicated private investment team, BAM Elevate, and a standalone equities unit, Corbets Capital.

ROLE OVERVIEW

In the role of an Associate on the Macro & Fixed Income Trading Assistant team, the employee will be responsible for supporting Macro & Fixed Income portfolio managers and traders across a wide range of financial products and associated processes.

  • Trade Capture: The team is responsible for the timely and accurate trade capture for the Macro & Fixed Income business.
  • Positions - PnL - Risk: Understand & monitor for multiple portfolio managers. Address issues real time with portfolio managers and associated support groups. Work alongside the Valuation Team & Data Integrity team to investigate PnL & verify models and securities are setup properly when applicable. Field questions from downstream groups primarily Operations, Back office and PnL Valuation Control.
  • Technology Enhancements: Proactively work with technology, back office, and external vendors to improve the trade capture process and automate where possible to minimize manual efforts and ensure scalability and stability via straight thru processing.
  • Relationships & Communication: The Trading Assistant Team is a central hub of communication. It is vital to build and maintain relationships with Portfolio Managers, Execution Desks and Executing Brokers

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

  • Degree in Business, Mathematics, Finance or another relevant technical field
  • Up to 5 years of relevant work experience in an investment bank, hedge fund
  • Solid communication, organization, multitasking, and project management skills
  • Experience with Macro & Credit products preferred
  • Practical knowledge of global financial markets
  • Location – Greenwich (Primary) and NYC (Secondary)

OTHER:

  • Python or other programming knowledge a plus
  • Basic understanding of the term structure of interest rates, curve construction & building a plus
Seniority level
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    Associate
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