Job Title
IG Prime: Sales Trader
Job Description
So, who are we?
Hello, we're IG Group. We are a FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.
We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We're global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We're hungry to move faster, ship better products for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.
We work in cross-functional teams and are laser-focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.
Your team
Executing multi-asset trades and handling day-to-day transaction needs for IG Prime's institutional clients, which aids in deeper relationships and drives more trading activity.
Your role in the Team's Success
As an Institutional Sales Trader, you will be right in the thick of IG Prime's growing B2B and B2B2C client base. You will be exposed to hedge funds, family offices, asset managers, as well as IBs and broker/banks that access IG as their LPs. Your role is to provide best-in-class trading and support to our institutional client base. This includes being involved in the onboarding journey of these clients alongside and supporting the Sales teams across IGs offices, to trading, maintaining and developing these relationships. You will be these clients' "go-to" for their day-to-day needs, from trading queries to setting up new product requests and much more.
What You'll Do
- We work in a fast-paced project environment where change is constant, but you’ll always have support to get better at what you do – and be rewarded for hard work.
- If you’re up for the challenge, you’ll have opportunities to try new things and broaden your skills.
- You will be provided full training on usage of L2/DMA/Algos and other dealing systems to execute trades on behalf of clients and be required to pass a Trade execution test.
- You will learn how to trade and provide best execution for clients across multi asset classes with a primary focus on equity trading.
- You will learn about financial markets and support our sophisticated clients with their trading strategies, event driven, long/short, macro etc.
- You will be exposed to many other departments in IG and work closely with Dealing Desks, COAC, Risk, Middle Office/settlements and more.
What You'll Need For This Role
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of IG's product offering
- Have 2-3 years of Sales Trading experience, preferably across Multi-Asset execution and DMA execution
- Be able to work calmly under pressure and demonstrate good decision-making within a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills – the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues and stakeholders
- Self-motivation and organisation – the ability to manage your own time and task list effectively
- A strong interest in trading the financial markets & some knowledge of the financial markets.
How We Work
We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:
- Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
- Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
- Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs
- Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;
- Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback
We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here.
The Perks
Your growth fuels our success!
Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.
- Competitive salary
- Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%)
- Private medical cover for you and your family
- Life insurance
- Contribution to gym memberships
- 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total
- The option to buy or sell holiday days.
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform
- A comprehensive global and local onboarding process
- Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
- Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on IG Brighter Future Fund
- Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents
Learn more about the Perks here!
Join us for this exciting journey.
Apply now!
Number of openings
1
