686 Equity Trading jobs in the United Kingdom
Global Capital Markets Trader - Senior Analyst
Posted 15 days ago
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The Validus Global Capital Markets team executes more than half a trillion dollars in derivatives transactions annually across FX, Rates, Equity and Commodity markets. Our clients include many of the largest and most prestigious institutional investors across private equity, credit and real asset markets.
About the Capital Markets Function at Validus:
Based in London (Europe) and Toronto (North America), the Capital Markets function provides specialist front, middle and back office outsourced services for our client base of private capital managers, institutional investors and corporate clients. Pricing and trade execution of FX spot, forwards, swaps, and options via our various execution channels.
- Monitoring of client positions using our bespoke RiskView technology
- Preparing market insights for clients
- Preparing trade requests for senior traders
- Ensuring accurate trade capture where necessary
- Monitoring FX and rates markets to proactively assist our clients with the risk management of their exposures
- Ensuring client best execution and trading processes are adhered to in every transaction
- Managing counterparty relationships (banks, dealers)
- Carrying out adhoc project work and any other ancillary task as assigned by the Department Head
Requirements
- 1-3 years of professional training experience in the relevant field - experience in FX preferable
- Experience with electronic trading systems preferred (FXall, FXConnect, Bloomberg)
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Postgraduate/undergraduate degree in a quantitative subject (e.g. finance, economics, engineering, math, statistics)
- Strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal)
- Interest in FX markets and macro drivers
- A desire to work in a very entrepreneurial environment, where we are constantly looking for ways to improve
Benefits
Validus Risk Management is an independent technology-enabled advisory firm specialising in the management of FX, interest rate and other market risks. We work with institutional investors, fund managers, and portfolio companies to design and implement strategies to measure, manage and monitor financial market risk, using a market-tested combination of specialist consulting services, trade execution and innovative risk technology.
Working at Validus can offer an exciting opportunity for both personal development and professional growth. Share in our mission to become the largest and most respected specialist provider of financial market risk services in the world. Notable benefits include a competitive remuneration package (salary + bonus), health care, retirement plans, and financial support towards professional qualifications.
Our core company values are;
- Accountability - Getting it done and owning the result.
- Teamwork - We succeed by helping others succeed.
- Integrity - We serve our clients; the responsibility is sacrosanct.
- Diversity - Diversity boosts creativity - creativity is our edge.
- Kaizen - Strive to do things better. Innovation kills complacency.
Validus is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Business Partner (Portfolio Management)
Posted 3 days ago
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Job Title: Business Partner (Portfolio Management)
Daily Rate: 550 - 600
Location: 2 days p/w on site in Warwick or London
Are you ready to make a significant impact in the energy sector? Our client is seeking a dynamic Business Partner to join their team, focused on enhancing the Capital Programme across the UK and US. This is an exciting opportunity to engage with diverse business units and drive success through strategic resource management!
About the Role:
As a Business Partner, you will play a vital role in bridging the gap between technical business units and offshore delivery teams. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand their unique challenges and ensure they have the right talent to meet their needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Act as a liaison between technical teams and offshore delivery partners.
Analyse stakeholder needs and resource gaps in areas such as Electricity Transmission, Strategic Infrastructure, and Electricity Distribution.
Collaborate with teams in India to source top talent for project delivery.
Oversee the successful delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with client expectations.
Support change control processes and ensure partner proposals meet client standards.
Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and manage expectations effectively.
Utilise your engineering background to navigate complex technical challenges.
What We're Looking For:
To thrive in this role, you should possess:
A background in project management with a focus on engineering.
Strong understanding of the energy sector, particularly in power system engineering and asset management.
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build credibility with technical teams.
Commercial acumen to oversee project delivery with a hands-off approach.
Ability to identify resource gaps and collaborate with offshore teams to fill them efficiently.
Why Join Us?
Longevity: This is a long-term engagement, offering stability and the chance to make a lasting impact.
Flexibility: Enjoy a largely remote role with the occasional need for on-site collaboration in London and Warwick.
Dynamic Environment: Work alongside passionate professionals who are committed to innovation and excellence.
If you're ready to take on this challenging yet rewarding role, we want to hear from you! Join our client in shaping the future of energy and be part of a team that values collaboration, creativity, and commitment.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
Business Partner (Portfolio Management)
Posted 3 days ago
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Job Title: Business Partner (Portfolio Management)
Daily Rate: 550 - 600
Location: 2 days p/w on site in Warwick or London
Are you ready to make a significant impact in the energy sector? Our client is seeking a dynamic Business Partner to join their team, focused on enhancing the Capital Programme across the UK and US. This is an exciting opportunity to engage with diverse business units and drive success through strategic resource management!
About the Role:
As a Business Partner, you will play a vital role in bridging the gap between technical business units and offshore delivery teams. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand their unique challenges and ensure they have the right talent to meet their needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Act as a liaison between technical teams and offshore delivery partners.
Analyse stakeholder needs and resource gaps in areas such as Electricity Transmission, Strategic Infrastructure, and Electricity Distribution.
Collaborate with teams in India to source top talent for project delivery.
Oversee the successful delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with client expectations.
Support change control processes and ensure partner proposals meet client standards.
Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and manage expectations effectively.
Utilise your engineering background to navigate complex technical challenges.
What We're Looking For:
To thrive in this role, you should possess:
A background in project management with a focus on engineering.
Strong understanding of the energy sector, particularly in power system engineering and asset management.
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build credibility with technical teams.
Commercial acumen to oversee project delivery with a hands-off approach.
Ability to identify resource gaps and collaborate with offshore teams to fill them efficiently.
Why Join Us?
Longevity: This is a long-term engagement, offering stability and the chance to make a lasting impact.
Flexibility: Enjoy a largely remote role with the occasional need for on-site collaboration in London and Warwick.
Dynamic Environment: Work alongside passionate professionals who are committed to innovation and excellence.
If you're ready to take on this challenging yet rewarding role, we want to hear from you! Join our client in shaping the future of energy and be part of a team that values collaboration, creativity, and commitment.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
Software Engineer - Portfolio Management - Edinburgh
Posted 2 days ago
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A bit about us
Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.
As a member of the Avaloq development team, you will be part of a group of highly skilled, motivated and dynamic people that are responsible for a central part of the Avaloq Banking Suite. You will design, implement, maintain and test innovative software solutions to meet the client's needs. You will be working in an environment where formal and on-the-job training is a priority, and you will learn a lot. The Avaloq Banking Suite is one of the largest PL/SQL applications in the world. It is safe to say that your co-workers are among, if not the most knowledgeable Oracle specialists in the world. Development takes place in our integrated development environment - a customized Eclipse platform, which is tightly integrated with a build automation and delivery system, allowing a standardized and automated process to be followed.
This position is open for mid to senior-level developers for the Portfolio Management and Rebalancing Team. Your role will be to handle maintenance and new developments for existing clients but also new one’s. Potentially participating in the implementation of new projects
Your key tasks:
- Develop and implement new features based on internal and external requirements
- Understand the Avaloq Core Banking Platform and the corresponding business areas
- Perform maintenance work such as: root cause analysis, bug fixing, code optimizations
- Provide technical assistance for customers or business analysts
- Robust proven track record of working within a similar role ideally within banking or fintech.
- Well-honed PL/SQL or similar development skills
- Openness to new learnings, must be willing to undergo trainings to become Avaloq Certified Customization Professional (ACCP)
It would be a real bonus if you have:
- Candidate must have Associate/ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
- Additional programming languages
We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.
In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.
We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.
Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any
Vice President, Synthetics Portfolio Management
Posted 5 days ago
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**Business Unit Overview**
BlackRock Global Markets and Index Investments (BGM) brings together BlackRock's Index Investments, Cash Management, Global Trading, ETF Markets, Securities Lending, and Financing & Financial Resource Management businesses. Together, we provide clients with superior market access and index investment outcomes through:
+ World class talent, operating at the intersection of investment insight, markets expertise, risk management and process design
+ Technology at the heart of our processes, with in-business tech teams that create cutting-edge IP, providing an advantage in quality, scale, and risk control
+ A focus on transforming markets, driving and advocating for more accessible, resilient, and transparent markets to deliver more choice and lower costs for investors
**Your Role and Impact**
We have an exciting opportunity to join our London-based BlackRock Global Markets team as a Portfolio Manager. The team is responsible for managing Index Commodity and Synthetic Equity derivative based portfolios. You'll be responsible for all aspects of index commodity and derivatives-based portfolio management, including the day to day management of our Exchange-traded funds and index portfolios, risk and performance analysis, and investment and business process transformation. We're looking for individuals who are passionate about making a difference and have the know-how to make it happen - both as Students of the Market as well as Students of Technology!
**Your Responsibilities**
+ Daily management of index commodity and synthetic equity derivative-based portfolios to ensure that exposure, cash, and liquidity are managed in line with portfolio investment guidelines
+ Apply quantitative techniques and models, coupled with specific market knowledge, to portfolio construction and risk budgeting. Use various investment vehicles and techniques to meet desired investment objectives
+ Help launch new portfolios and make changes to existing portfolios
+ Building our next generation investment platform
+ Risk management, performance review, and attribution
+ Work alongside our Product Strategy and Sales teams to help respond to client queries, communicate investment strategy and performance results to clients and sales channels (both verbally and via writing periodic fund commentaries and investment reports) while also participating in client reviews and new business pitches
+ Contributing positively to our BlackRock culture
**You Have**
We're looking for individuals, from a variety of backgrounds, who have:
+ A passion for financial markets and technology
+ Knowledge of financial markets (commodity, equity) and the indexing ecosystem
+ 5+ years of investment industry/portfolio management experience
+ Detailed knowledge of structured derivative strategies that may use Options, Futures, and/or OTC Derivatives
+ Strong technical aptitude with an interest in technology solutions related to portfolio management, trading and data analytics.
+ Python, SQL, or any coding experience preferred
+ High levels of self-motivation and a strong work-ethic
+ Strong analytical and problem solving skills
+ Forward thinking with high attention to detail and accountability, organizational and project management skills
+ The ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills
**Our benefits**
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
**Our hybrid work model**
BlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person - aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
**About BlackRock**
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock ( | Twitter: @blackrock ( | LinkedIn: is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
Senior Investment Analyst - Portfolio Management
Posted 1 day ago
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Primary Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive financial and market research.
- Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models for valuation and forecasting.
- Analyze investment opportunities across various asset classes (equities, fixed income, alternatives).
- Perform due diligence on potential investments.
- Monitor portfolio performance and identify key drivers and risks.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of investment strategies.
- Prepare investment research reports and presentations for internal stakeholders.
- Stay abreast of economic developments and their impact on financial markets.
- Collaborate with portfolio managers and other analysts to support investment decisions.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field; MBA or CFA designation is a strong plus.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in investment analysis, portfolio management, or a related financial role.
- Proven experience in financial modeling, valuation, and quantitative analysis.
- Strong understanding of financial markets, investment instruments, and economic principles.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Proficiency in financial data platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv) and MS Excel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a hybrid team environment, balancing remote and in-office responsibilities.
Senior Investment Analyst - Portfolio Management
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Senior Investment Analyst - Portfolio Management
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Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct fundamental and quantitative analysis of equities, fixed income, and other financial instruments.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support investment decisions and valuations.
- Monitor market trends, economic indicators, and geopolitical events impacting investment portfolios.
- Analyze portfolio performance, identify risks and opportunities, and provide performance attribution reports.
- Assist in the construction and rebalancing of investment portfolios in line with client objectives and market conditions.
- Prepare investment research reports, presentations, and client meeting materials.
- Collaborate with portfolio managers and traders to execute investment strategies.
- Stay abreast of regulatory changes and industry best practices in investment management.
- Contribute to the development of new investment products and strategies.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Mentor junior analysts and contribute to team development.
- Utilize financial databases and analytical software effectively.
The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field, with a CFA charter or progress towards it highly desirable. A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in investment analysis, portfolio management, or a related financial role is required. Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills are essential. Proficiency in financial modeling, valuation techniques, and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Bloomberg) is mandatory. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely, are crucial. This hybrid role offers a great opportunity to work within a reputable firm in **Portsmouth**, with a blend of office and remote working.
Senior Investment Analyst, Portfolio Management
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Responsibilities:
- Conduct in-depth financial and market research.
- Analyze investment opportunities across equities, fixed income, and alternative assets.
- Develop and maintain financial models for valuation and forecasting.
- Monitor portfolio performance and identify key drivers.
- Prepare detailed investment recommendations and reports.
- Conduct due diligence on potential investments and fund managers.
- Assist in the development and implementation of investment strategies.
- Stay current with economic trends, market news, and regulatory changes.
- Communicate research findings to portfolio managers and clients.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related quantitative field; Master's degree preferred.
- CFA charter holder or progress towards CFA designation is highly desirable.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in investment analysis, research, or portfolio management.
- Strong understanding of financial markets, investment products, and valuation methodologies.
- Proficiency in financial modeling, data analysis, and statistical software (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet, Excel).
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.