Trading Assistant - Chennai, India - Franklin Templeton Investments

Franklin Templeton Investments

Verified Company

Chennai, India

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

beBee Recuiter

Description

About Team_- EME Trading team is primarily responsible for execution of Equity/F&O/SLBM trades for India listed securities for all advisory groups, team also takes care of markets like Pakistan and Sri Lanka and is primary back up for MENA markets.- EME Trading is committed to providing a competitive advantage for our investment clients by maximizing market insight, relationships, trading strategies and technologies, while maintaining the highest level of professionalism and integrity.

We as a team focus on the following._
Present trading ideas and strategies.
Suggest timing and manage liquidity.
Filter and present opportunistic information
Actively seek to reduce trading costs.
Optimize impact and opportunity costs.
Coordinate and foster collaboration
Manage and optimize commissions.
Understand the daily market dynamics.

What is the Trading Assistant - EME Trading group responsible for?- Trading Strategy is responsible for data analysis of trading data that will generate value added data points for the Desk to utilize for business decision making.- Assist Traders with Morning Notes, Market Flows, Evening Market Wrap, Work on Regulatory reporting, Broker certification, Technical Analysis, Transaction Cost Analysis, and other Statistical Analysis that will help the traders manage their business more efficiently.- Trading Assistants will begin to align themselves with the trading process and work to find new ways to add more dimensions to the service Global Trading provides to the Research Groups or to the Trader's decision-making process.- Given the nature of these reports and the recipients, this position requires close oversight and continuous innovation of the process.- Through training and on the job experience, the Trading Assistant may learn the techniques and develops the skills necessary to analyse Real-time market data.- Trading Assistant should also interact with other departments like Operations, Compliance, and sales for providing any data as per requirement.

What are the ongoing responsibilities of Trading Assistant?

Quant Models_
Work on Quantitative models, Trading and Portfolio Analytical tools to optimize big data and come up with ideas on improving efficiency.

Stock Ideas_

Run stock screener on existing universe of Portfolio to suggest stock ideas based on historical data.

Transaction Cost Analysis_

Analyse TCA reports and come up with inputs on how to further improve performance.

Algo Analysis_

Support Real time and Post trade Venue/Algorithm analysis for better Algo Selection and improved Trading Performance

Broker Certification_

Manage Broker certification.

Commission Survey_

Do a periodic survey of commissions.

Market Share Study_

Work on Market share Study for India Desk.

Free Float Report_

Work on Free Float report for CIO on monthly basis and highlight any big changes.

Liquidity Analysis_

Work on Liquidity Study for select larger portfolios on Ad hoc basis.

Market Summaries_

Morning Notes, Delivery Data Analysis, F&O Cues, Evening Notes.

Notable Executions_

PM Specific Execution Report, SOI Reports.

Flows_

Help Traders manage daily phone calls on flows.

Coordinate_

Coordinate with GTS team on Trade settlements, COAC team on any corporate actions like Buy Back, Rights issue etc.
Closely work with Global Trading Analytics team to simplify, streamline reports for improving efficiency, maximize usage of data, consistency across reports and better decision making.

What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be successful?- Master's Graduate or MBA- 0-3 Years of Industry experience.- Good knowledge on Capital Markets and Quantitative modelling.- Good understanding of statistical models like T-test, Factor analysis, Time-Series analysis- Understanding OProgramming language used.- Knowledge on Data collection and database- Exposure to risk management tools preferably- Effective verbal and written skills- Ability to meet deadlines.- Should identify and interpret trends.

Key Programming skills Preferred._
Python
Statistical Analysis
Database, SQL.
Bloomberg

Work Shift Timings: 8:00AM - 5:00PM IST

What makes Franklin Templeton Investments unique?
In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of
Total Rewards

—the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results.

Highlights of our benefits include:_
Professional development growth opportunities through inhouse classes and over 150 Webbased training courses
An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education
Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees. Medical insurance also cover employee's dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)
Life insurance for protection of employee