Steel Broker
Company: Freight Investor Services Ltd.
Location: Stamford
Posted on: April 30, 2024
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Job Description:
Commodity Broker
We have an exciting opportunity for a Commodity Broker in our
Stamford office. Ideal candidates will be dynamic, entrepreneurial
and have a passion for the financial markets. You will be
personable, tenacious and a natural networker, having a proactive
approach to generating leads and securing new business.
Responsibilities & Competencies
Key responsibilities:
--- Promote FIS as a company, providing market intelligence and
analysis to clients
--- Arrange trades via voice broking on and behalf of clients for
execution at relevant exchange;
--- Create liquidity and price discovery with entities including
Exchanges, SI's, MTF's, clearers, prime brokers and prop
traders
--- Maintain and create relationships with other brokers when there
is no liquidity from Liquidity Providers
--- Maintain and enhance existing client relationships, making
regular contact and tracking daily trading activities
--- Proactively solicit feedback from industry participants via
trade calls, surveys, industry events, trade shows and
conferences
--- Identify and seize new business opportunities relating to
trends, future markets, products and clients
--- Produce a daily/weekly update of market prices, market
direction for international desks
--- On-board new clients following correct Compliance and
Operations procedures
--- Regularly assess client needs and financial conditions to
identify internal cross-selling opportunities
--- Perform any other reasonable duties the company may require
Risk related responsibilities
--- Understand regulation within the evolving regulatory
landscape
--- Support a risk and compliance aware culture and comply with all
FIS company policies and handbooks
--- Exercise judgement and act with integrity, due care, skill and
diligence and open and co-operative with the NFA, other regulators
and exchanges
--- Ensure full awareness of and adhere to internal policies that
relate to the role or any relevant other activities
--- Observe standards of market conduct / ethics and ensure
understanding and adherence to all regulatory, exchange or clearing
house requirements applicable to role
Training
--- Build on Steel product knowledge for relevant products and
markets
--- Regular management feedback to ensure meet requirements
--- Complete any mandatory training required by the company and
required deadlines
--- Maintain own Continued Professional Development (CPD)
Requirements
Key Competencies / skills
--- Possess good knowledge of Steel products and related markets -
essential
--- Strong client focus; personable and engaging building
relationships and networks wherever possible
--- Degree in Economics, Geology or related degree- essential
--- Communicate effectively with clients and colleagues -
essential
--- Tenacious and thrives in a pressurised environment -
essential
--- Team orientated; works well with others and diverse groups /
personalities - essential
--- Excellent attention to detail; strong analytical and numeracy
skills - essential
--- Strong IT Systems experience - Excel - essential
--- Must be willing to take Series 3 NFA test or have Series 3 NFA
credentials If you have the relevant Commodity broker career
experience skill sets and would like to know more about the above
opportunity, then please apply now.
Benefits
Freight Investor Services is an equal opportunities employer and we
welcome applications regardless of personal characteristics such as
age, race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic
background, ethnicity, nationality and religious beliefs.
We are committed to treating all of our candidates fairly and would
like you to have every opportunity to excel in our application and
interview selection process. If you need any adjustments to be made
as part of the process (such as for a neurodiverse condition, a
disability, a medical condition or other individual need) please
let us know in good time, so that we can support you.
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