Associate Trader at Equity Bank Kenya

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assists and executes orders for fixed income and equities.
• Reviews all activity for accuracy of account information.
• Ensures correct ticket entry and order routing.
• Maintains communication with sales desk and assists in resolving any settlement problems.
• Monitors all daily electronic trading activity and determines where certain trades should be routed for execution.
• Reconciles daily and/or monthly reports, as assigned.
• Ensures compliance monitoring is in place, including processes for management of operational risk, in accordance with EIB's regulatory standards. 
• Provides daily market information to be disseminated to clients through sales team.
• Ensures client general satisfaction and proactively seeks business with existing accounts.
• Assists in general administrative activity for the trading team. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a recognized institution
• Minimum two years' experience in a busy Equity/ Bond trading desk
• CISI 11 qualification
• NSE Certification and experience with Bloomberg and Reuters terminals
• Ability to effectively communicate in person, via telephone, and/or by email with customers, co-workers, and various business contacts in a courteous and professional manner.
• Dynamic and self-starting individual, able to work as part of a team or independently, with strong organizational skills.
• Interest in financial markets, competent and reliable staff that is honest and trustworthy.
• Knowledge of local market structure and regulatory landscape.