Trader

Mission Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Staffing is seeking an Equity Trader for a leading NYC asset manager to execute trades across portfolios, partnering with Portfolio Managers on strategy, market intelligence, and best execution practices.

The role requires 7+ years in institutional equity trading, strong knowledge of market structure, and proficiency with Bloomberg, Charles River, FactSet, and electronic trading platforms. A CFA designation or progress toward CFA is a plus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of institutional equity trading experience within an asset management, hedge fund, or other buy-side environment.
• Strong understanding of equity market structure, trading venues, execution methodologies, transaction cost analysis, and best execution practices.
• Experience working directly with Portfolio Managers in a fast-paced investment environment.
• Proficiency with Bloomberg, Charles River, FactSet, and electronic trading platforms required.
• CFA designation or progress toward CFA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute equity trades across market caps and sectors.
• Intraday market monitoring and risk oversight.
• Broker relationship management and execution quality review.
• Portfolio rebalancing support and trade implementation with PMs.
• Provide real-time market intelligence and actionable insights to Portfolio Managers.

Skills

Institutional equity trading

Execution strategy

Trade execution

Market structure knowledge

Broker relationships

Education

CFA designation or progress toward CFA

Tools

Bloomberg

Charles River

FactSet

Electronic trading platforms

Job description

Equity Trader at a Leading Asset Manager in NYC

A privately owned, entrepreneurial asset manager based in NYC is looking to add an Equity Trader to their team. This is a high-impact, front-office role executing equity trades across the firm's portfolios while partnering directly with Portfolio Managers on trade implementation, market intelligence, execution strategy, and best execution practices.

• 7+ years of institutional equity trading experience within an asset management, hedge fund, or other buy-side environment
• Strong understanding of equity market structure, trading venues, execution methodologies, transaction cost analysis, and best execution practices
• Experience working directly with Portfolio Managers in a fast-paced investment environment
• Proficiency with Bloomberg, Charles River, FactSet, and electronic trading platforms required
• CFA designation or progress toward CFA a plus
• Responsibilities span trade execution across market caps and sectors, intraday market monitoring, broker relationship management, execution quality review, and portfolio rebalancing support
• Will provide real-time market intelligence and actionable insights to Portfolio Managers on market sentiment, liquidity trends, and trading dynamics
• Will partner closely with Operations, Compliance, Risk, and Technology on trade processing, issue resolution, and regulatory adherence

Compensation: $170,000 – $250,000 base salary plus discretionary bonus