Execution Trader

Job Title: Execution Trader

Location: London

Reporting Line: Co-Managing Director

Who We Are

Founded in 2002, Marble Bar is a hedge fund manager built on intellectual discipline, research, data-driven insight and a deep understanding of investment behaviours. Since its founding, the firm has worked with portfolio managers to develop and document repeatable investment processes and to adapt to continually evolving markets. For over twenty years we have sought our talented managers and built an environment designed to support them.

What We Do

The firm is building a market-neutral quantamental equity platform that combines discretionary investment management with systematic research and technology, including artificial intelligence tools.

Portfolio managers retain full discretion over the investment decisions they make for the strategies they manage. AI and machine-learning tools are used to support elements of the investment process, including research, data analysis and screening, and post-trade analytics, as well as to strengthen the firm’s operational, monitoring and infrastructure capabilities. The scope of these tools continues to develop as the platform is built out.

Our objective is to build a platform on which technology supports the quality, speed and consistency of the firm’s research, operational and decision-support processes.

Marble Bar provides an operating platform for the investment teams it works with, supporting them across their lifecycle, from launch and early operational resilience through to performance development and long-term scale.

This gives exceptional individuals and teams the infrastructure and support to build and develop, with the freedom to focus on investing.

Your Role

The Centralised Execution Desk is highly engaged with several portfolio managers and various funds on the Marble Bar platform and provides real-time information as well as understanding and executing on their objectives.

We are looking for an Execution Trader to join the CED to provide support at an established asset management firm with a long track record of running hedge funds. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to join a vital function within the hedge fund industry.

Your Key Areas of Impact

• Handle trade execution across multiple asset classes; mainly focussed on equity transactions
• Interact with portfolio managers, brokers, compliance, risk and operations teams
• Adherence to, and monitoring of, best execution and to comply with Marble Bar’s compliance policies and procedures, Code of Ethics, and the FCA’s Conduct Rules
• Calculating order requirements for several strategies and understanding how to execute efficiently
• Foster and enhance relationships with our counterparties and portfolio managers

What We Are Looking For

Even if you don’t have every skillset/experience listed out below, you may be a great candidate for this position. So, if you think you could build your knowledge and develop in this role, then we would like to hear from you.

• 3+ years’ experience in a trading/execution role
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive nature
• Good understanding of corporate actions and equity market structure
• Good knowledge of equity strategies, merger arb and derivatives
• An ability to question, challenge and improve process
• Reliable team member with the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Coding and analytics experience is preferable

The role is situated in London and there is an expectation to be in the office 5 days per week. The role will require working US hours as necessary.