Institutional High Touch Market Maker
About our Company
Peel Hunt are a leading UK investment bank focused on mid-cap and growth companies that puts long-term success above short-term gain, helping good companies succeed and delivering outstanding results. We have three business areas, but we act as one Peel Hunt. Our integrated approach combines expert research and distribution, a range of investment banking services, and an execution services hub that provides liquidity to the UK capital markets.
The Department
The Execution Services department acts as a market maker and liquidity provider in UK equities, overseas equities, fixed income and preference shares, investment companies and ETFs for market counterparties, brokers and institutional clients.
The role involves trading a particular set of Core Stocks securities with a view to maximising the return on capital employed for the firm, while endeavouring to be the contact of choice for UK institutions, brokers and wealth managers.
Role responsibilities
Responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Deploying the firms’ capital with a view to generating revenue and maximising the return to the firm.
- Utilising the firm’s order management system and proprietary trading technology to promptly and accurately capture trades
- Monitoring trading positions and managing trading risks on any assigned trading book within agreed risk tolerances, limits and procedures
- Providing continuous two-way prices and adhering to all relevant Exchange Rules
- Building and maintaining sound relationships with market counterparties, brokers and clients of the firm
- Adhering to all relevant department and firm policies and procedures
- Maintaining awareness of and managing all regulatory risks relevant to the trading book
- Demonstrate sound conduct and uphold the key values of the firm at all times
- Have an understanding of the regulatory environment, and values and abilities consistent with the FCA conduct rules
Job Requirements
- Appropriately qualified
- Knowledge of trade lifecycle
- Knowledge of market risks to which trading books are exposed
- Knowledge of the trading products and markets of the desk
- Knowledge of trading strategies
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Ability to make informed decisions quickly
- Department
- Execution Services
Institutional High Touch Market Maker
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