Equity Finance Trader

We are looking to recruit a candidate to work as an Portfolio Finance Trader in Tokyo The candidate should be analytical, highly motivated, hardworking and energetic. They must possess the communication skills to maintain and develop relationships internally within the fund and externally with the financing counterparties. They must be adaptable to market conditions, whilst being able to be consistent in their approach to the daily role.

If this sounds like the kind of position you thrive in, we’d love to hear from you.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Portfolio Managers trading Asian Equities, proactively keeping them updated on the latest financing color, regulations and products relevant to their strategies. In addition, help educate new PMs on Equity Finance and Securities Lending capabilities.
• Work with PMs on a daily basis to deliver best possible results on stock borrow with various Prime Brokers, with focus on hard-to-borrow names.
• Work with the Prime Brokers to build on strong relationships and drive optimal outcomes for the firm in financing, stock borrow and various Delta One products.
• Work very closely with the US and European Portfolio Finance desks to maintain a consistent global approach internally and externally
• Working with Portfolio Finance Global team, Execution, Operations and Technology to help drive firm-wide financing solutions

Qualifications/Skills Required:

• At a minimum, an Investment management certificate or equivalent minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Investment Banking or buy side Investment Management
• Must have prime brokerage knowledge and technical knowledge of Asian markets including China
• Knowledge of stock loan markets in Asia and basic knowledge of corporate actions
• Good understanding of securities lending, equity swaps and associated trading activities. In addition a working knowledge of upcoming regulation changes and dividend taxation would be useful
• Excel, Bloomberg, Reuters, Powerpoint, Python and VBA working knowledge essential
• Analytical and quantitative skills and very good attention to detail
• Demonstrates thoroughness and strong ownership of work with excellent time planning and organization skills
• Able to prioritize in a fast moving, high pressure, constantly changing environment
• High sense of urgency
• Outgoing and friendly personality, strong and professional communication skills
• Quick learner, detail oriented; Demonstrable thoroughness and strong ownership of work