ETF Trading Assistant

A high-end mid-sized Fund seeks a Junior Global ETF Trading Associate. Responsibilities include managing, structuring, and facilitating primary/secondary market ETF basket trades, monitoring execution quality, pricing models, and reconciling portfolio data. Core Responsibilities Basket Execution & Trade Support: Assist the desk with building, preparing, and submitting custom ETF creation/redemption baskets and portfolio rebalancing trades. Market Quality Monitoring: Track ETF trading metrics including spreads, volume, premiums/discounts, and primary market flows. Risk & P&L Analysis: Analyze Profit and Loss (P&L) data, monitor risk parameters, and evaluate pricing discrepancies in real time. Trade Lifecycle Management: Ensure accurate trade allocation, booking, and daily reconciliation across OMS/EMS (Order/Execution Management) systems. Qualifications & Requirements Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Engineering. Technical Skills: Advanced Excel proficiency is required; coding and modeling languages like Python, VBA, or SQL are highly preferred. Financial Knowledge: Strong grasp of global equity market structure and ETF creation/redemption mechanics.