Our client is a leading asset management firm in Nigeria.
Job Summary
The Position Holder is responsible for handling both proprietary and clients equity trading transactions with the aim of profitably building the company s market share of equity trading transactions in the market whilst maintaining excellent service levels in trade execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop Proprietary Models: Build equity model portfolios including proprietary models and regularly develop investment strategies based on capital market expectations as well as current trends/themes.
- Execute Clients Mandates: Execute client instructions with respect to either buying new stock or selling existing stock.
- Proprietary Trading: Profitably manage firm s proprietary equities trading book.
- Regulatory Environment: Should have deep understanding and continuous development of rules and regulations of the NSE SEC NASD and operations of market infrastructure.
- Support Business Development: Development and review of business development proposals for quoted equities mandates for both current and prospective customers.
- The Position Holder is also responsible for preparing sales pitches and providing investment advisory & timely information in general to clients.
- Market Presentations: Preparing and making regular presentations on the economy industry trends portfolio performance and market outlook to Management Investment Management Committee institutional clients etc.
- Market Intelligence: Undertakes intelligence gathering on quoted equities for viable trade ideas for clients. Produces useful reports for both investment activities and investment advisory services.
- The Position Holder is also responsible for assisting with packaging economic and stock research for dissemination via Bloomberg and other portals.
- Portfolio Monitoring: Constant reviewing of the asset allocation of assigned HNI equity accounts.
- The Position Holder is also responsible for tracking portfolio performance & monitoring of implemented strategies.
- Manage Performance of Fixed Income Desk: Responsible for implementation performance benchmarks for respective trading portfolio and monitoring same on a regular basis.
- Supports Team s Development: Provides advice guidance and assistance to less experienced colleagues as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor s degree from an accredited university.
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g. Chartered Institute of StockbrokersExperience)
- Minimum of 6 years of cognate experience
- Deep knowledge of equity markets trading platforms and execution techniques
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and internal teams.
- Proficiency in using trading systems such as Bloomberg Eikon or similar platforms.