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About the Role

This role provides day-to-day operational support to the Inter-Office Trading (IOT) team, which facilitates trading on non-standard prompt dates, accommodates larger trade sizes, and provides liquidity for clients without direct market access. The successful candidate will work collaboratively and individually, covering core IOT duties and participating in specialized centers of excellence for Market Oversight.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive support across all aspects of the Inter-Office Trading service.
Deliver effective coverage across all team shift patterns to ensure seamless business continuity.
Maintain a primary focus on the Inter-Office Trading Market Oversight function, including the auditing of Members for compliance with LME Matching Rules.
Conduct detailed data analysis to support operational efficiency and inform strategic decision-making.
Apply a thorough understanding of Matching Rules to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant trade processing.
Proactively manage time-critical issues to uphold high standards of customer service.
Review, maintain, and improve documentation and procurement processes to ensure accuracy, clarity, and compliance.
Perform timely updates to reference data to support trading accuracy and market integrity.
Participate in projects and working groups to drive service enhancements, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Support application testing to ensure system reliability, performance, and readiness for operational use.

Requirements

Strong Academic Foundation: 5 GCSE’s or more at grades A–C (including Maths and English) are required.
A-Levels are preferred.
Successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate strong general academic performance combined with relevant experience for the role.
Previous exposure to LME Matching is preferred; however, candidates without direct Matching experience may be considered where their broader background demonstrates strong relevance and capability.
A proven track record in a similar operational or trading-support role is essential.
Demonstrated expertise in Inter-Office Trading and a strong understanding of associated trading protocols.
Strong general computer literacy, including proficiency with core Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
Knowledge of the FIX protocol is advantageous but not essential.

Skills

Inter-Office Trading
Trading protocols
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
FIX protocol (advantageous)

Location

UK-London

Work Type

Permanent
Standard 40 Hour Week

Experience Level

Assistant Vice President

Education Level

5 GCSE’s or more at grades A–C (including Maths and English)
A-Levels preferred

About the Company

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the world centre for industrial metals trading.
Most of the world’s global non-ferrous futures business is conducted on the LME’s three trading platforms totalling $21 trillion, 191 million lots and 4 billion tonnes notional with a market open interest high of 2.1 million lots in 2025.
The metals community uses the LME, an HKEX Group company, as a venue to transfer or take on price risk, as a physical market of last resort and as the provider of transparent global reference prices.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world’s leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metals Exchange.
As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets.
HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.

Equal Opportunity

The LME is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
In recruiting for our teams, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, expression and reassignment, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
In doing so, we want every LME employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for all and encouraging open collaboration and communication.