About the Role
The successful candidate will join the Institutional Equity Division (IED) Securities Lending Trading Team, managing the risk and profitability of a designated trading book and taking ownership of supply-side relationships trading across multiple financing products. The team sits in a fast-paced trading environment with connectivity to clients and firm trading desks.
Responsibilities
- Risk management, positioning and ongoing optimisation of the equity financing books
- Idea generation, positioning and risk management around corporate actions
- Synthetic sourcing through delta one derivatives (TRS, SNO, SSF)
- Pricing new and existing business including overnight, term transactions and exclusive portfolios
- Managing and growing external lender relationships
- Providing expert commentary to both external and internal clients on a single name and sector-level
- Daily P&L reconciliation/book management and maintenance
- Close interaction with related business units to maximise franchise value
- Building solid relationships with partner areas such as legal & compliance, risk, operations and technology
Requirements
- Experience working within securities finance or a comparable trading environment
- Experience in equity derivatives and cash trading are highly preferred
- Outstanding analytical and quantitative skills
- Attention to detail
- Must be an excellent team player with a strong work ethic
- Ability to multi-task in a high-pressure environment
- Strong interpersonal/relationship-building skills
- An entrepreneurial and innovative approach and a risk-aware attitude
- Presentation skills and confidence in telephone, written and face-to-face interactions
Benefits
- Offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.
About the Company
- Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services.
- The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 747 offices in 42 countries.
- As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success.
- Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic.
- Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow.
- A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.
- Morgan Stanley's Institutional Securities Group (ISG) is a remarkably broad and diversified business.
- We provide institutions with almost every kind of financial product and service across the world's major markets.
- At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals.
- We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.
- Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.
- At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered.
- Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.
- There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
Equal Opportunity
- Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.
- Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
- Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
