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Under this sector, you'll find all of our trading jobs.

Trading positions require tracking the markets and then buying and selling products, usually through technology. Trading careers are defined by both what products are traded (such as equities, foreign exchange, or commodities) and by the type of trader.

There are several different kinds of careers in trading:

Flow traders - These are people who buy and sell financial products for a bank's clients.

Proprietary (or "prop") traders - These are a carefully chosen group of higher level traders who trade the bank's own money.

Execution traders - These traders mainly place trades for analysts and fund managers.

Sales traders - These are a mix between salespeople and traders, recommending products to clients and executing any trades which have come about from their recommendations.

Trading roles have been significantly changed by the advance of technology over the last 10 years, but investment banks also hire people for separate electronic trading divisions.

Electronic trading has sped trades dramatically, dropped the cost of transactions and greatly increased transparency in the markets. Using algorithms - computer systems which make decisions on price, timing and size of an order - also shrank average trade sizes.

Automation has completely transformed the market from one where much human activity was required into one where the computers do most of the work in executing and processing trades. Due to this change, many traditional trading roles were eliminated. To balance this, electronic trading has created many new positions and careers in trading.

These new opportunities for finance jobs in trading include:

Quantitative analysts - Quants are brilliant at math, which is very important for gaining an edge in trading electronically. Quant jobs involve designing, developing and deploying execution algorithms with a mathematical approach to find investment opportunities and strategies in the market.

Consultants - It's the consultant's job to keep clients happy with services. Consultants create a number of statistical reports, such as transaction cost analysis and trade reports, to make sure clients are taking advantage of trading tools effectively. Consultants are also able to provide tips on improving performance.

Sales traders - It's the sales trader's job to perform the execution of trades for clients, while also offering a choice of the bank's e-trading products and helping a customer decide which one suits their needs. This position requires a mix of marketing and client relationship management. Banks also hire pure salespeople.

Market structure jobs - This position is defined by research; market structure professionals analyze reported regulatory changes and macro trends and create reports describing their possible effect on the trading environment.

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Director of Interest Rate Derivatives Portfolio Valuations - NY, USA or London, UK. Selby Jennings QRF Highly competitive + Incentives + Cash B... UK-London 25 May 12

A Major Global Financial Services firm is seeking a Director level candidate to lead and drive their interest ...

Front Office Business Analyst - Pricing & Risk iKas International Ltd 75000 + Bens & Bonus UK-London 25 May 12

BUSINESS ANALYST - FRONT OFFICE - FIXED INCOME - DERIVATIVES - PRICING - RISK Our client are a leading Inve...

***GQR | European Vacancies – May 2012*** GQR Global Markets Excellent Remuneration UK-London 25 May 12

GQR is the Global Quantitative Finance search specialist. We operate globally and leverage our extensive relat...

Senior Tech Lead/Developer JAVA - FRONT OFFICE - Investment Banking Burns Sheehan £100,000 - £130,000 UK-London 25 May 12

Senior Tech Lead/Developer JAVA - FRONT OFFICE - Investment Banking Excellent opportunity for a Strong Lead...

Java Developer - FX Trading Burns Sheehan £45,000 - £55,000 + bonus and benefits UK-London 25 May 12

Java Developer - FX Trading Our client; a specialist in FX trading, has an opening for a highly skilled Co...

Investment Banking/Brokerage SALES City Wharf Financial Recruitment Highly Competitive UK-London 25 May 12

We currently have a number of mandates with London based investment banks and brokers who are actively seeking...

Associate – VP, EUR Interest rate swap trader, Buy-side fixed income swap trader, Junior Fund Manager – Rate Swaps , London GQR Global Markets Competitive base, market leading bonus. UK-London 25 May 12

A large, prestigious hedge fund is looking to hire a trader in London to join their interest rate swap trading...

Equity/Long Short Portfolio Manager – Major Global Hedge Fund - London Kaizen Finance Ltd Very Competitive - Bonus linked to portf... UK-London 25 May 12

My client is a major global multi-strategy hedge fund that is seeking a successful Equity Long/Short Portfolio...

Connectivity & Integration Specialist - Bloomberg Bloomberg NA UK-London 25 May 12

Bloomberg's Trading solutions business is enjoying an exciting period of growth and is currently seeking a dyn...

UK: Commodity Quant opportunity at Global Commodity Trading house Selby Jennings QRF Market rate UK-London 25 May 12

Commodity Quant Top Global Commodity Trading House Location: United Kingdom gas, pricing, models, VaR, asse...

Statistical Arbitrage Quantitative Researcher - Hedge Fund Not Disclosed Excellent UK-London 24 May 12

My client is a leading hedge fund looking to bring on board a quantitative researcher to their established st...

Global Portfolio Program Sales Trader Macquarie Information not provided UK-London 24 May 12

We are currently looking for a Global Portfolio Program Sales Trader to join our team, based in London.

Algorithmic Quantitative Trading -senior C++/Java developer and quantitative researcher positions. Jove International OTE - up to £200,000 UK-London 24 May 12

Due to continued success and business expansion a leading multi-asset algorithmic proprietary trading group i...

Experienced Fixed Income Systematic Trader Jove International Open to negotiation UK-London 24 May 12

My client is an electronic trading firm and one of the leaders in many of the world's financial markets. Speci...

Market Monitoring Citifocus £Attractive Package UK-London 24 May 12

High calibre individual with significant financial markets experience, which will include in-depth knowledge o...

Senior Grain Trader, International Trading House, London - 3249 /2B Private Equity Recruitment Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

A successful, well-funded and long-established international trading house is looking to hire a senior grain t...

Front Office Delivery Manager - Commodity Trading - London - £85,000 - £95,000 + bens + bonus McCabe & Barton £85,000 - £95,000 + significant bens + b... UK-London 24 May 12

A major global financial institution based in London are seeking a Front Office IT Delivery Manager with exten...

Broker – Mid-Distillates Broker – Energy, Futures, Options, Salary: Highly Competitive - London based Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

Our client, a leading broking house, is setting up a mid-distillates desk in London and seeks an experienced b...

Broker – Mid-Distillates Broker – Energy, Futures, Options, Salary: Highly Competitive - London based position Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

Our client, a leading broking house, is setting up a mid-distillates desk in London and seeks an experienced b...

Head of Crude Trading, based in London - Salary: Highly Competitive, (Crude, Oil, Energy, Physical, Trading) Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

A recently established European based trading house is building an oil trading business to be based long term ...

Trading - Senior LNG Trader, Salary: Highly Competitive, (LNG, Gas, Energy, Physical, Trader) - based in London Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive UK-London 24 May 12

A leading energy house is growing their European LNG presence and seeking a senior trader to lead and manage t...

CDO Trader - LONDON Selby Jennings FIFX £Base + discretionary bonus UK-London 24 May 12

Secondary CDO Trading, London, UK. Salary: £VERY Competitive. (CDO, Trading, Structured Credit, Europe)

London based - Interest Rate Exotic Trader / Structurer Selby Jennings FIFX £Base + discretionary bonus UK-London 24 May 12

Exoric rates trader / structurer wanted for a front office consultancy role in London

Market Risk – VaR – VP – Top Tier Bank Hudson Banking Excellent UK-London 24 May 12

My client, a global investment bank, is looking for an experienced Market Risk Manager to join its VaR reporti...

Algotihmic Trading Developer, Development, IT/Quant, Systematic Trading, Financial Engineering, Statistical Arbitrage, IT Development, GQR Global Markets 50,000-100,000 GBP UK-London 24 May 12

A fantastic opportunity for an Algorithmic Trading Developer who will be responsible for developing trade logi...

Institutional Sales Trader Warner Scott £70000 - £80000 per annum UK-London 24 May 12

Institutional Sales Trader - Cash Equities Cash Equities Sales trader with African coverage based in London wi...

Trader Assistant JP Morgan DOE UK-London 24 May 12

JP Morgan is a top tier global investment bank located in over 100 countries and serving around 20,000 clients...

FX / IR Independent Price Verification – AVP Robert Walters £Market Rate UK-London 24 May 12

*** Candidate with experience in either IPV or product control and FX or IR product experience needed for tier...

Head of desk - Fixed Income systematic trading - Rates Westbourne Partners Negotiable UK-London 24 May 12

I am currently retained by a bulge bracket bank who are seeking a head of high frequency Fixed Income trading,...

Trader -> 40% of Profit payout | United Kingdom | Not Disclosed Very competitive UK-London 24 May 12

We have a number of clients currently looking for traders with payouts up to 40% of P&L depending on the clien...

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