Equity trader job description:

An Equity Trader is responsible for transactions on the over the counter instruments market. It’s one of the most interesting job offers that you can receive in the finance sector. Trading desk employees are well paid; however, they should be very resilient to stress and have the ability to make trading decisions under time pressure. If you like investigating the links between economics and political events and capital markets and our pockets, this will be your dream job in finance.

How to become Equity Trader:

A master degree in mathematics, capital markets or econometric will be an asset. Some Universities cooperate with big trading companies to train traders during their studies. The best candidates can get job offers in trading after finishing their degree. Working as an Equity Trader should be interesting for those with analytical skills and good stress management. Moreover, candidates should have a solid theoretical understanding and plenty of practical knowledge about financial instruments (mostly derivatives) and the impact of economic events on the markets. A basic understanding of IT in finance will be appreciated, it might help to create automated trading tools or in identifying fields of trading that can be automated by VBA macros or SQL databases.

Perspectives for Equity Trader:

In this position, you can be promoted to Senior Equity Trader or to Manger of the Equity Trading department. As a manager, you will support the trading desk and represent the company at meetings with strategic clients. If you will be good enough, you can receive a job offer for the position of Director of the Investing Department. There is also the possibility to change the subject to trading underlying securities and become a commodity trader or currency trader.

Equity Trader Responsibilities:

• buying and selling securities on the over the counter market
• predicting future trends and identifying gaps between markets
• preparing automated trading tools with the assistance of the IT department
• analyzing amiable macroeconomic information and making trading decisions based on this
• creating strategies and applying strategies on the portfolio
• monitoring and managing the portfolio of securities under limits and applied strategy
• evaluating risk and making proper trading decisions
• monitoring transactions and portfolios to ensure that trading is compliant with market regulations and ethical standards
• preparing reports for stakeholders, presenting results and perspectives of trading strategy

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