Equity Trader: Partner to Portfolio Managers

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings in New York seeks a Junior to Mid-Level Equity Trader to work with Portfolio Managers and Analysts to execute ideas across public markets, while helping optimize execution, monitor risk, and provide real-time market intelligence.

The role offers significant exposure to the investment process and is ideal for someone aiming to move beyond pure order execution and become a trusted partner to the portfolio management team.

Qualifications

• 2-7 years of experience in equity trading, sales trading or related roles.
• Understanding of equity market microstructure and execution strategies.
• Experience trading equities, ETFs and listed derivatives preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced investment environment.
• Proficiency with Bloomberg and institutional trading platforms.

Responsibilities

• Execute equity, ETF, and derivative trades with focus on execution quality.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers to implement investment views.
• Monitor market activity, liquidity and events affecting holdings.
• Analyze execution performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Maintain relationships with brokers and market participants.
• Provide market color and liquidity insights throughout trading day.
• Support portfolio rebalancing, risk management, and position monitoring.
• Assist enhancements to trading infrastructure, workflows and processes.
• Coordinate with Operations, Technology, Compliance for settlement.

Skills

Equity trading

Bloomberg

Fast-paced environment

Tools

Bloomberg Terminal

Job description

Selby Jennings in New York seeks a Junior to Mid-Level Equity Trader to work with Portfolio Managers and Analysts to execute ideas across public markets, while helping optimize execution, monitor risk, and provide real-time market intelligence.

The role offers significant exposure to the investment process and is ideal for someone aiming to move beyond pure order execution and become a trusted partner to the portfolio management team.