FID - Interest Rates Desk Strategist - Analyst/Associate

Morgan Stanley; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm is looking for an Analyst/Associate to join their G10 Rates Desk Strategy team in London. The role involves generating trading ideas, developing analytical tools, and collaborating with various desks. Candidates should have a strong academic background in Finance or Economics and proficiency in programming languages like Python and VBA. This position offers opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic financial environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive and inclusive environment

Qualifications

• Must have strong analytical skills and the ability to provide in-depth analysis.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced financial environment.
• Ability to establish connections with various sales and trading desks.

Responsibilities

• Generate ideas for new and existing clients based on market themes.
• Develop tools and metrics for identifying trading opportunities.
• Communicate opportunities to sales and clients to generate flows for the rates business.

Skills

Strong analytical mindset

Proficient in programming

Knowledge of interest rate products

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Strong academic qualifications in Finance, Economics or STEM subjects

Tools

Python

VBA

Job description

Overview

providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. We can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Responsibilities

• Generate ideas and opportunities for new and existing clients in response to relevant market themes and dislocations
• Develop & maintain tools, quantitative metrics and signals for identifying trading opportunities
• Establish/maintain a strong connection with various sales and trading desks. Communicate opportunities to sales & clients, with a view to generate flows for the rates business
• Interact with various sales and trading desks to identify key flows and risks; work with these desks to efficiently recycle risk where possible
• Interact with partners in other fixed income divisions (FX, credit, commodities) to identify opportunities to collaborate and cross-sell
• Strong analytical mindset, with ability to go in depth and provide differentiating analysis
• Knowledge of various interest rate products, including vanilla/exotic derivatives
• Keen interest in the financial markets, economics, market dynamics and have the desire to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong academic qualifications, ideally in Finance, Economics or STEM subjects
• Proficient in programming
• A commercial mindset and desire to collaborate and create strong partnerships with sales & trading and clients

Skills that will help you in the role

• Strong analytical skills along with a great attention to detail
• Programming skills, such as in Python and VBA
• An entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to grow the scope of the desk strategy team
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Role overview

We are looking for an Analyst/Associate to join the G10 Rates Desk Strategy team (Sales & Trading). This team provides market insights, in-depth analyses on relevant themes and actionable trade ideas to clients and internal trading desks. The desk covers the entire spectrum of rates products from vanilla/exotic derivatives to cash, across DM rate markets.

Department Overview

The Fixed Income Division (FID) is comprised of Interest Rate and Currency Products, Credit Products, Securitized Products, and Municipal Securities. Professionals in the Division assess and actively manage risk, trade securities, and structure as well as execute innovative transactions in the fast-paced and constantly changing global markets. The Commodities Division is a market leader in energy, metals, and agricultural product trading worldwide whose professionals' trade in both physical and derivative commodity risk.

About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm, Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements: This role is deemed as a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Where will you be working?

20 Bank Street, London

Flexible work statement

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Equal opportunities

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. We remain committed to recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents, reflecting a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.