Rates Trading Assistant
Core
Provide high-quality front-office support to Rates Trading and Client Financing desks across cash securities, interest-rate derivatives, repo, and related financing products.
Role type
Rates Trading Assistant (Front Office Support)
Builds
Daily financing activities, P&L reports, desk analytics, and portfolio positioning for global trading desks.
Domain
Fixed Income / Rates Trading
Required skills
Fixed-income and Rates product knowledge, Trade lifecycle expertise, Excel VBA, SQL, Python, Advanced attention to detail, Prioritization under pressure
Preferred skills
Government securities experience, Interest-rate derivatives experience, Repo/reverse repo experience, Securities lending experience, TRS experience, Trade-capture systems familiarity, Market-data systems familiarity, Auction analytics experience, Global trading desk support experience
Technologies
Excel VBA, SQL, Python
Responsibilities
Provide day-to-day support to traders across relevant cash and derivative products, Manage daily financing activities including reporting and collateral bookings, Perform PB re-rates and securities pool adjustments, Monitor positions and collateral movements, Produce daily P&L reports and desk analytics, Maintain TRS lifecycle events and execute ETF processes, Coordinate with traders, sales, counterparties, and operations teams
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC