As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.
Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.
We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.
Your Opportunity Starts Here.
Join OCBC’s Institutional Equities Distribution team as an Equity Sales Trader. In this role, you will manage and grow relationships with the trading teams from a diverse range of institutional clients including sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, family offices, private banks, and corporates across Asia.
Key Responsibilities:
- Daily responsibilities will include tracking global financial news, market trends, and price fluctuations across multiple asset classes to provide clients with timely and pertinent market insights.
- Delivering high-touch service with daily market updates, trade ideas, and research insights.
- Ensure trade execution quality and compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
- Support equities product distribution in partnership with Sales, Research, and Equity Capital Markets (ECM).
- Assist in the distribution of ECM deals such as IPOs, equity placements, rights offerings, and preferential offerings.
- Source and execute block trade opportunities and expand client access to OCBC’s equity products and stock lending
- Identify new business opportunities by analysing market trends and client behaviour, and proactively sharing these insights to boost revenue through higher trading volumes.
- Work closely with clients and internal teams (IT, Risk, Compliance) to resolve issues concerning FIX connections and OMS/EMS platforms.
- Assist with onboarding of new clients
Ideal Candidate:
- Minimum 3+ years of experience as a sales trader or execution trader in a multi-asset environment.
- Strong existing institutional equity client relationships.
- Familiarity with algorithmic trading strategies (TWAP, VWAP, POV, Implementation Shortfall, etc.).
- Ability to manage high-touch client flows, with an emphasis on responsiveness and service excellence.
- Excellent communication, teamwork skills and strong attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced trading environment
- Proficiency in Bloomberg Terminal, UL, FIS
Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.
OCBC Bank Singapore, Singapore, SGP Office
65 Chulia St, Singapore, Singapore, 049513
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