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Trading positions require tracking the markets and then buying and selling products, usually through technology. Trading careers are defined by both what products are traded (such as equities, foreign exchange, or commodities) and by the type of trader.

There are several different kinds of careers in trading:

Flow traders - These are people who buy and sell financial products for a bank's clients.

Proprietary (or "prop") traders - These are a carefully chosen group of higher level traders who trade the bank's own money.

Execution traders - These traders mainly place trades for analysts and fund managers.

Sales traders - These are a mix between salespeople and traders, recommending products to clients and executing any trades which have come about from their recommendations.

Trading roles have been significantly changed by the advance of technology over the last 10 years, but investment banks also hire people for separate electronic trading divisions.

Electronic trading has sped trades dramatically, dropped the cost of transactions and greatly increased transparency in the markets. Using algorithms - computer systems which make decisions on price, timing and size of an order - also shrank average trade sizes.

Automation has completely transformed the market from one where much human activity was required into one where the computers do most of the work in executing and processing trades. Due to this change, many traditional trading roles were eliminated. To balance this, electronic trading has created many new positions and careers in trading.

These new opportunities for finance jobs in trading include:

Quantitative analysts - Quants are brilliant at math, which is very important for gaining an edge in trading electronically. Quant jobs involve designing, developing and deploying execution algorithms with a mathematical approach to find investment opportunities and strategies in the market.

Consultants - It's the consultant's job to keep clients happy with services. Consultants create a number of statistical reports, such as transaction cost analysis and trade reports, to make sure clients are taking advantage of trading tools effectively. Consultants are also able to provide tips on improving performance.

Sales traders - It's the sales trader's job to perform the execution of trades for clients, while also offering a choice of the bank's e-trading products and helping a customer decide which one suits their needs. This position requires a mix of marketing and client relationship management. Banks also hire pure salespeople.

Market structure jobs - This position is defined by research; market structure professionals analyze reported regulatory changes and macro trends and create reports describing their possible effect on the trading environment.

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HEAD of ASSET MANAGEMENT & CONTROL A L Associates Significant + potential equity UK-London 16 May 12

An international energy & commodities trading house is looking to appoint a HEAD of ASSET MANAGEMENT & CONTROL...

GROUP ACCOUNTING MANAGER A L Associates Annual Salary + Bonus Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug 16 May 12

Based in Europe, the Group Accounting Manager will be in charge of the closing/reporting of the group trading ...

Consolidation Manager A L Associates Annual Salary + Bonus Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug 16 May 12

Our Clients accounting team is looking for a Group Consolidation manager to produce monthly/quarterly and ann...

C#.Net WPF Developer – SQL Server – Commodities – Investment Bank Adlam Consulting Ltd £600 - £650 per day UK-London 18 May 12

C# .NET WPF. A Top Tier Investment bank is looking for a good quality core server side C# Developer & also an...

Asian equities sales trader Advantage Professional Hong Kong Competitive base and negotiable pay-out Hong Kong SAR 20 May 12

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

Senior Agricultural Commodities Traders, Global Brokerage House (£120K -£200K + Bonus + Benefits) Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment Excellent + Bonuse + Additional benefits UK-London 14 May 12

Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment is currently recruiting for one of the largest Commodity Trading houses gl...

Consultant Assistant Front Office/Commando H/F Altran CIS 50000 France-Paris 14 May 12

Vous intégrerez l'équipe IT FrontOffice en charge de l'assistance et des développements de la salle de marché,...

Municipal Bond Portfolio Manager Job Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Competitive Boston, MA, 02108 17 May 12

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Trading Systems Developer - Bermuda Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive comp Bermuda 18 May 12

Investment Management firm seeks an Application Developer to join a team developing Trading and Risk managemen...

Lead Application Developer, Equity Derivatives VP Level Anson Mccade Very attractive plus Bonus New York, NY, 10001 14 May 12

My client is looking to hire a hands on lead engineer to build out the derivatives trade management functional...

Algo Rates Quant Anson Mccade Very attractive New York, NY, 10001 14 May 12

My client, a top tier investment bank, are looking for a junior quant to work in their expanding High Frequenc...

Software Developer (High Frequency Trading) Anson Mccade Very attractive plus Bonus Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

My client is a growing European proprietary trading firm with offices globally and an exceptional track-record...

High Frequency Quantitative Trader Anson Mccade Very Competitive plus bonus! UK-London 15 May 12

A pioneering and market leading high-frequency, electronic trading firm seeks a highly inquisitive, extremely ...

Quantitative Portfolio Manager/Strategist (High % PnL) Anson Mccade Highly Competitive – plus Bonus Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

My client seeks strategists and developers of automated trading strategies with proven tracks records of profi...

Junior Algorithmic Quant Trader / Researcher Anson Mccade Very attractive UK-London 15 May 12

A leading global proprietary electronic trading firm are looking for bright analytical minds, with a focus on ...

Senior Short Dated FX Quant (Asia) Anson Mccade Very Competitive plus bonus! Singapore 14 May 12

A major Investment Bank is looking to grow its Asia based business and is looking to hire a senior short dated...

Inflation Desk Strategist Anson Mccade Very attractive UK-London 14 May 12

My client is seeking Desk Strategists to join the Inflation Strategy Team. DeskStrategists add value to the Fi...

High Frequency Quantitative Developer / Researcher Anson Mccade Very attractive plus Bonus Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug 14 May 12

My client is a growing European proprietary trading firm with offices globally and an exceptional track-record...

High Frequency Quant Trader / Strategist Anson Mccade Highly Competitive – plus Bonus UK-London 08 May 12

Leading high frequency proprietary trading house is expanding their equity and fixed income stat arb business ...

Quantitative Portfolio Manager/Strategist (High % PnL) Anson Mccade Very Competitive plus bonus! UK-London 08 May 12

My client seeks strategists and developers of automated trading strategies with proven tracks records of profi...

High Frequency Trading Quantitative Developer Anson Mccade Very attractive plus Bonus UK-London 08 May 12

A pioneering and market leading high-frequency, electronic trading firm seeks a business focused exceptional, ...

Execution Trader, Algo – Hedge Fund Aptitude Asia Excellent Hong Kong SAR 21 May 12

A Hedge Fund is seeking for an Algo Execution Trader

Managing Director, Head of APAC Audit Argyll Scott International Very attractive Hong Kong SAR 15 May 12

Are you a trader and believe that your skills would make for a more effective audit function? Do you believe ...

Project Manager/ Business Analyst - Global Private Bank (12 month contract) Argyll Scott Singapore Pte Ltd (11C3721) SG$150,000 Singapore 15 May 12

European Private Bank with strong Asian presence is looking for a project manager to join their strategy team ...

Java, Algo Trading, FX, Trading Strategies Aston Carter Multiple headcount, c.£60,000-120,000 UK-London 16 Apr 12

An elite FX algo trading team are looking for exceptional Java developers. In addition to architecting and bui...

Sales Trader Astus Recruitment Negotiable Hong Kong SAR 21 May 12

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

Quantitative Analyst/ Developer - Global Market Maker - Sydney Aurec Excellent Salary & Bonus Australia-Sydney 15 May 12

Front Office Quant Analyst/ Developer for a leading prop trading firm in Sydney. Experience of programming, mo...

X4 Software Engineers - Sydney/ Singapore - Global Trading Firm Aurec Excellent Package + Bonus + Relocation Singapore 15 May 12

Int Prop HF Trading Firm are expanding. Software Engineers required for multiple roles through Asia. Full Relo...

Ingénieurs études et développement C++ /C# Finance(H/F) Ausy 35-60 K€ annuel France-Paris 14 May 12

AUSY, spécialiste des Systèmes d'Information & Réseaux, inscrit ses projets dans les nouveaux défis technologi...

Northern China Team Head, VP, Treasury Sales (FI Group) Bank of America Merrill Lynch China Open China-Beijing 04 May 12

This role will be for Bank of America Merrill Lynch Northern China GTS FI sales team leader.

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