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A company's assets once all its debts have been paid off are called equities. Stocks and shares - also called equities - grant people who purchase them partial ownership over the company's assets.

Historically, equities have been traded on big international stock exchanges, like the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, the Shanghai Stock Exchange or Deutsche Börse. At present, while they are still traded there, a growing amount of equities trading is now taking place off-exchanges, in so-called "dark pools." This is because buyers and sellers of equities often prefer to trade anonymously and privately to avoid influencing the price of stocks with large orders to buy or sell.

Many different companies recruit equities staff, including large international banks, brokerage houses, agency traders, asset management firms and hedge funds.

The equities salesperson's job is to keep in contact with and win clients, whether they are rich private individuals, pension funds or other institutional investors, and to advise them on when they should buy or sell particular stocks.

Salespeople then get in contact with equities traders who carry out the trade on behalf of the client. In the simplest sense, traders act as market makers. Market makers quote clients both buy and sell prices for any stocks the client is interested in, while making a profit from the bid-offer spread. This is the difference between the price at which they buy the stock and the price at which they sell it to the client.

Trading cash or simple equity products usually now takes place electronically with automatic trading systems matching buyers and sellers. A large number of equities trades are now determined by algorithmic trading systems which use mathematical formulae dictating the best investment strategy. Despite all these systems, there is still a need for human intelligence. When large block trades are being placed, for example, execution traders may need to break these trades up into smaller and more manageable chunks to get the best price available in the market.

Sales traders working in equities are really a hybrid between salespeople and traders. This is because they first recommend products to their clients and then continue to execute the trades resulting from that advice.

Salespeople are also needed to sell electronic trading capabilities. Banks, for example, hire individuals to pitch to clients for their direct market access (DMA), or electronic trading systems.

Jobs in equities can also be for IT programmers, quants and equity researchers, all of whom may be required to support an organization's equity sales and trading capability.

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Asian equities sales trader Advantage Professional Hong Kong Competitive base and negotiable pay-out Hong Kong SAR 13 May 12

A leading regional securities house is looking for an additional equities sales trader to join their Hong Kong...

Investment Analyst Aim Higher Consultancy Limited Above 500K Hong Kong SAR 09 May 12

Our client, a leading international asset management company, is seeking an Investment Analyst. Assisting sen...

Equity Research Analysts Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment Competitive UK-London 15 May 12

Equity Research Analyst Positions available across multiple sectors.

Equity Research (All sectors) Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment Highly dependant on experience UK-London 15 May 12

Equity Research in London (All sectors)

Metals & Mining Equity Sales Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment Competitive UK-London 14 May 12

Metals & Mining Equity Sales Position.

Oil & Gas Equity Research Associate Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment Competitive UK-London 14 May 12

An Oil & Gas Associate is required for a North American house in London to work in a very successful franchise...

Junior Banks Equity Research Analyst Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment Highly dependant on experience UK-London 08 May 12

Immediately Available Junior Banks Equity Research Analyst Based in London (Pay £40,000 - £50,000 but can b...

Regulatory Reform BA/PM (change manager) Alexander Ash Consulting £550-600pd UK-London 15 May 12

A role in a Tier 1 Investment Bank in London for a hybrid BA/PM to work on new regulation work within equity d...

Hedge Fund Research Analyst Altavista Investment Management UK LLP Competitive UK-London 20 Apr 12

Investment Analyst in the Research group of an Entrepreneurial Hedge Fund.

VP/AD of Cash Equities Product Control Ambition £60000 - £75000 per annum UK-London 16 May 12

An exceptional opportunity has arisen to manage a Cash Equities Control team within a well-established global ...

Investment Analyst Ambition £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits UK-London 16 May 12

An Investment Analyst opportunity with a leading Investment Manager.

Corporate Strategy Ambition £80000 - £95000 per annum UK-London 15 May 12

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join a leading insurance and reinsurance underwriting group as they look...

Equities Compliance - VP Ambition Hong Kong Excellent Salary & Benefits Hong Kong SAR 15 May 12

Senior Level Equities Compliance role with a leading Investment Bank

High Frequency Equity Trading Desk-Trading Assistant/Risk Analyst - Chicago Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive comp Chicago, IL 15 May 12

A Chicago based Equity Trading firm is looking for a junior trader/risk analyst to join the firm's Equity Port...

Fixed-Income and Equities Database Developer / Architect -- Buy Side Analytic Recruiting Inc. Base plus Bonus Manhattan, NY, 10017 15 May 12

A high-end buy side firm with offices in New York is building-out its fixed-income trading capabilities and is...

Global Macro Equity Investment Strategist - Boston Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive compensation Boston, MA 15 May 12

Leading Asset Management Firm located in Boston is looking for a Quantitative Strategist who will be responsib...

Quantitative Equity Research Analyst-Sector Funds (ETFs) - Boston Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive compensation Boston, MA 15 May 12

An investment management firm in Boston is looking for a Quantitative Equity Analyst with excellent portfolio ...

Quantitative Trader Equities Anson Mccade Very attractive plus Bonus UK-London 08 May 12

The team focuses on using quantitative methods and computational solutions in maximizing trading returns. Thi...

Associate Director, Structuring & Execution. Global Markets ANZ not disclosed Australia-Sydney 15 May 12

Sitting within ANZ Equities, this role is responsible for the structuring of equity derivative products, and t...

Project Manager / Business Analyst -Investment Bank Aptitude Asia Excellent Hong Kong SAR 15 May 12

The successful incumbent is required to provide expert Business Analysis and Project Management experience inc...

Execution Trader, Algo – Hedge Fund Aptitude Asia Excellent Hong Kong SAR 15 May 12

A Hedge Fund is seeking for an Algo Execution Trader

Macro Sales Arbitrage Search performance focused UK-London 09 May 12

Pan-Europe macro sales to real money and hedge fund accounts

Senior Equity Research Associate - Korean Technology Market Argyll Scott International Very attractive Hong Kong SAR 15 May 12

Owing to continuous expansion, a top-tier US research house with prestigious brand name is looking for a Senio...

Market Making ETF Java Tech Lead - VP/ED Astbury Marsden & Partners Limited £95000 - £150000 per annum + excellent p... UK-London 11 May 12

This position is a purely hands on Tech Leadership position, joining growing desk in the ETF Market Making spa...

Head of Testing EMEA - Equities - Investment Banking Aston Carter £100,000 - 140,000 + annual bonus + bene... UK-London 16 Apr 12

Head of Testing (EMEA) - Equities - Investment Banking My top tier investment banking client requires an e...

Trading Systems Front Office Application Support Global Electronic Trading Firm Aston Carter International Hong Kong Based on experience Hong Kong SAR 10 May 12

Front Office Application Support with global leader in Electronic Trading Capitalising on the volatility in th...

Sales Trader Astus Recruitment Negotiable Hong Kong SAR 17 May 12

A high profile financial institution is currently looking for a mid to senior level sales-trader to join their...

Senior Equities Compliance Advisor Badenoch & Clark £100000 - £160000 per annum UK-London 15 May 12

My client, a large international investment bank, are looking for a senior Compliance Advisory Manager to join...

MI Analyst Bank of America Merrill Lynch Competitive UK-London 16 May 12

An exceptional opportunity has arisen to work for Bank of America Merill Lynch in the capacity of an MI Analys...

Compliance & Operations Manager Barclay Simpson £market rate + bonus + bens UK-London 16 May 12

A US proprietary trader with a focus on equites, bonds and related derivatives is looking for a senior profess...

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