Associate, Fixed Income Trading

BLACKROCK (SINGAPORE) LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled professional to join their Fixed Income trading team. This role involves managing execution risk and trade flow while supporting various internal investment teams. You will be responsible for ensuring best execution across a range of Fixed Income credit instruments, monitoring market activity, and contributing to the investment process. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical background and the ability to communicate effectively with portfolio managers. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your career in a dynamic trading environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing execution risk and trade flow.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on market activity.

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of orders and trade flow with a focus on fiduciary responsibilities.
• Support investment teams with information flow and trade ideas.

Skills

Execution Risk Management

Market Monitoring

Trade Flow Management

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Related Field

Master's Degree in Finance or Related Field

Tools

Trading Systems

Analytics Software

Job description

Overview:

The Fixed Income trading team manages execution risk in BlackRock’s cash and derivative trades on behalf of investment teams globally. The trading desk supports a variety of internal portfolio management teams, including Fixed Income, Multi-Asset, Equity, iShares & Indexing, Alternatives, etc., and across investment vehicles such as long only funds, actively managed, passive, hedge funds, ETFs, Index funds, etc.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the execution of orders and trade flow in a logical and risk-controlled manner with a focus on fiduciary responsibilities.
• Provide ‘best execution’ across a range of Fixed Income credit instruments for all BlackRock’s internal businesses.
• Monitor market activity in areas of specialization and provide feedback to portfolio managers.
• Support investment teams in terms of information flow, trade ideas, and data requests.
• Deal with day-to-day administrative issues in support of trading activities and liaise with trading operations.
• Proactively contribute to the investment process to reduce transaction costs, identify alpha opportunities, and enhance access to market liquidity.
• Work with internal technology and analytics groups for system enhancements, analytics, and coordinate trading activity.
• Engage in ad hoc project work.