Role Overview
An opportunity to learn broking from the ground up, to develop a long term and rewarding career on the FX Forwards Desk. The Forwards (FWD) desk focuses on the fixing of exchange rates for a particular date in the future and is used to hedge foreign currency risk. As a trainee, you will have the opportunity to understand how the FWDS desk act as an intermediary facilitating Forward FX trades in the wholesale financial markets. This will include transacting daily trades between commercial and investment banks. Trainees will also learn how banks use FWD FX as a hedging and trading tool.
Role Responsibilities
1. Promote Tullett Prebon / TP ICAP Group as a company
2. Provide complete support to the brokers for the smooth running of the desk
3. Identify trade opportunities and calculate strategies
4. Maintain and develop existing client relationships and make contact with prospective new clients where appropriate
5. Maintain an up to date knowledge of the products and markets in which you work; actively solicit feedback from industry participants through various means, including trade calls, surveys, industry events, trade shows and conferences
6. Understand the desk’s business strategy and seek to identify new business opportunities relating to trends, future markets, products and clients
7. On-board new clients following the correct process with the Client On-Boarding team
8. Assess client needs and financial conditions to identify internal cross selling opportunities
9. Understand pertinent regulation within the evolving regulatory landscape
10. Support a risk and compliance aware culture and comply with group policies
11. Exercise independent judgement and act with integrity, care, skill and diligence to avoid conflicts of interest and escalate issues as appropriate
Experience / Competences
Essential
12. High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple competing tasks
13. Effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise with a sense of urgency
14. Ability to problem solve
15. People orientated, ability to engage with different types of people
16. Demonstrated resilience
Desired
17. A degree in economics, finance or related field
18. Previous sales experience