FX Liquidity Analyst

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in electronic FX trading is seeking a technically skilled analyst to enhance their liquidity team. The successful candidate will monitor liquidity behavior, analyze trading data, and collaborate closely with product, sales, and engineering teams to optimize performance and improve client experience.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in financial markets, e-trading, or data analyst role.
• Familiarity with market microstructure and FX trading conventions.
• Interest in trading systems, data, and customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor FX liquidity profiles and depth metrics.
• Analyze trading data and investigate unusual activities.
• Build and maintain dashboards for data insights.

Skills

Analytical skills

Proactive problem solving

Clear communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in Mathematics

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science

Undergraduate degree in Engineering

Undergraduate degree in Finance

Tools

Python

R

KDB+/q

SQL

Excel

BI tools

Job description

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FMX FX is the electronic FX trading arm of FMX Global Markets, providing high-performance infrastructure for institutional participants across both anonymous and disclosed trading workflows. Our platform connects bank and non-bank liquidity providers with buy-side clients in real time, powering a seamless and dynamic marketplace.

We are seeking a technically skilled and market-aware analyst to join the liquidity team. You will work closely with product, sales, and engineering teams to monitor liquidity behavior, analyze trading data, and contribute to operational and strategic initiatives aimed at improving execution quality and client experience.

What You’ll Do

• Monitor FX liquidity profiles and depth metrics across currency pairs and sessions
• Flag and investigate unusual quote or trade activity using internal monitoring tools
• Support onboarding of new liquidity providers and clients, ensuring readiness from both a technical and operational standpoint
• Build and maintain dashboards or scripts to track latency, quote consistency, and fill performance
• Handle internal and client-facing requests for data insights, from time-series analysis to order book behavior
• Participate in the evolution of our automated liquidity tools by surfacing observations from real-world platform usage
• Collaborate with the product and sales teams to optimize maker/taker alignment and address liquidity gaps
• Join client discussions where needed to provide quantitative context on flow behavior and platform usage

What You Bring

• 1–3 years of experience in a financial markets, e-trading, or data analyst role
• Proficiency in Python, R, or KDB+/q for data processing and visualization
• Familiarity with market microstructure, FX trading conventions, or order routing logic
• Strong analytical skills and a bias toward proactive problem solving
• Clear communicator who can explain technical findings to commercial or client teams
• Undergraduate degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or related quantitative field
• Familiarity with SQL, Excel, or BI tools for reporting is a plus
• Interest in working at the intersection of trading systems, data, and customer experience

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with FIX protocol
• Building tools or scripts for use in trading operations or liquidity management
• Prior exposure to institutional client onboarding or connectivity testing