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Role: Senior Trade Support Specialist
Location: New York, NY (Onsite)
Duration: 9 months contract to possible hire
MUST HAVE: Experience with TRADING, Equity Sales, Trading Applications Support, Bloomberg/Fidessa, front office support, Excel VBA, Python, Java, SQL, Cash Equities Products, FIX protocol, Middle office
Currently needs technology specialist to provide Application Support for multiple Equity Sales and Trading Applications focusing on Bloomberg and OMS/Fidessa for trader operation support in the high paced production trading scenarios and to perform scripting in Excel, Visual Basic, Python, and SQL. Today. The credit limit management process is manual and the role is in critical path to allow traders to trade when credit limit changes are required.
Role Responsibilities:
- Provide Application Support for multiple Equity Sales and Trading Applications focusing on Bloomberg and Fidessa/OMS.
- Provide front office and operational support to traders across various regions.
- Support trading platforms during high paced production trading scenarios.
- Be able to quickly analyze and manage incidents in production environments and quickly communicate resolutions to the Equity Sales and Trading Desk
- Support and coordinate with stakeholders and end users to resolve system issues that may impact trade functionality.
- Coordinate with external client OMS es & execution venues to certify new connections for inbound order flow.
- Maintain inventory for FIX providers.
- Support testing, troubleshooting of application(s) including application upgrades both during and outside of normal business hours
- Work closely with traders to ensure their understanding of any new products implemented on the desk.
- Ensure a timely and detailed response to all inquiries received by stakeholders, traders and external clients.
Must Have Skills/Experiences:
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, or Finance, or Economics or related field 5 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry.
- Knowledge of scripting tools i.e. Excel VBA, Python and SQL for data manipulation and automation.
- Proficient in MS Office suite.
- Ability to work in Agile environment (Kanban and SCRUM).
- Experience supporting the Bloomberg and Fidessa/OMS.
Plus/Nice to Have Skills/Prior Experiences :
- Knowledge of industry regulations and basic practice and procedure of securities trading.
- Knowledge of Cash Equities Products.
- Knowledge of Fidessa and Bloomberg.
- Familiarity of FIX protocol and FIX ATDL protocol.
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