Trader

Wall Street Careers®; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Wall Street Careers seeks an Execution Trader to perform buy-side trade execution across commodities, FX, and volatility, in close collaboration with portfolio managers and researchers.

The role emphasizes developing liquidity strategies from live market data and ensuring precise trade booking and position tracking in the PM system. Strong analytical skills and a leading university degree are required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of buy-side execution experience.
• Experience trading futures, FX, commodities, and volatility.
• Familiarity with institutional execution platforms (Bloomberg EMSX, FXGO, FIT).
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven execution decisions under pressure.
• Degree from a leading university; Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Execute trades across commodities, FX, volatility, and listed futures with PMs and researchers.
• Develop liquidity and implementation strategies using live market data and broker activity.
• Monitor execution quality against benchmarks; analyze slippage trends to improve outcomes.
• Manage trade booking, position tracking, and operational accuracy across PM systems.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with counterparties, brokers, and market makers.

Skills

Futures trading

FX trading

Quantitative analysis

Execution decision making

Education

University degree

Tools

Bloomberg EMSX

FXGO

FIT

Job description

Global Multi Strategy Asset Manager (NYC) with over $80B of AUM

JOB TITLE

Execution Trader

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute trades across commodities, FX, volatility, and listed futures in close partnership with portfolio managers and quantitative researchers
• Develop liquidity and implementation strategies using live market data, counterparty pricing, and broker activity
• Monitor execution quality against benchmarks; analyze slippage trends to continuously improve trading outcomes
• Manage trade booking, position tracking, and operational accuracy across the portfolio management system
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with counterparties, brokers, and market makers

REQUIREMENTS

• 4+ years of buy-side execution experience; macro or CTA background strongly preferred
• Hands-on trading fluency across futures, FX, commodities, and volatility instruments
• Familiarity with institutional execution platforms — Bloomberg EMSX, FXGO, FIT, or equivalent
• Sharp analytical skills with the ability to translate market data into execution decisions under pressure
• Degree from a leading university; Excel and PowerPoint proficiency required, programming skills a plus