Equiduct is an innovative, client driven pan-European exchange designed to enable retail brokers and institutional clients to achieve Best Execution in the most liquid and fragmented cash equities and ETFs. Focused on providing solutions for our members in the post MiFID environment, Equiduct has developed unique products designed to revolutionise retail trading which facilitate order execution against the pan- European consolidated order book. Its focus is to ensure market participants are able to access the best prices available in Europe by utilising a proprietary price discovery mechanism. Equiduct provides pan- European trading across 12 markets covering 16 European headline indices.
In 2019, Equiduct launched Apex: a fully transparent, MiFID-compliant, zero-commission Best Execution service which allows retail orders to execute against the pan-European order book and is supported by a pool of Liquidity Providers and active brokers.
About the jobThe Market Operations Team is an operational, client-facing team within Equiduct and is responsible for the day-to-day management of trading and post trade processes.
Reporting to the Head of Market Control, the candidate will be assigned to participate to the following tasks:
Market MonitoringMonitoring of trading activity; auction and continuous tradingMonitoring Corporate ActionsMonitoring internal (Equiduct) and external (other markets) incidents status (IT updates, resolutiontime...)Trading Environment OperationsRunning Market Ops systems and platforms - Full checks from the start to end of the trading day of the systems (both PROD and UAT–Test Environment)After market hours processes including new stock and new client set-upsLiaising with CCPs to ensure correct set up of post trade routesInternal and User Acceptance Testing of new functionality, bug fixes and enhancementsPerforming the required sanity checks after new releases are implementedMaintenance of reference data and the tradable universeMiFID II Reporting and Order Record KeepingClient-facing responsibilitiesTimely response to client queries, via the telephone, email and in personInvestigation of market operation trading related queriesAssisting with the onboarding of new clients including conformance testing and connectivity set-upKnowledge and understanding of European equity marketsMarket communicationsCreation and publication of Market NoticesDocumentation and procedural update and reviewsThe role is demanding and challenging, focussed on proactivity and error minimisation. As a small company experiencing significant growth, areas of involvement and responsibility are wide-in-scope, and as such the successful candidate will be involved in the evolution of the market and will in turn have the opportunity to broaden knowledge and experience within a fast-paced Stock Exchange environment.
Skills and qualificationsDegree from Business/Engineering School or UniversitiesInterest in trading environments, trade lifecycle and exchangesProactive approach and self-starterGood organizational skills and a positive problem-solving attitude when under pressureAbility to work in a high-pressure production environmentHighly computer literate, including excellent Excel skillsFluent written and spoken English essentialAdditional European languages, fluency in Swedish would be a distinct advantageEnthusiastic and motivated to learnExcellent team player with ability to work in a virtual team across locationsLocationEquiduct's Spanish office –city centre of Madrid / remote working (flexible regime).
About our interview processWe have a 3-stage interview process which will enable you to meet remotely with various members of our team. This will include Human Resources, the hiring Manager, and other members of our Management Team, including the Country Head of Spain.
About the benefitsDiscretionary incentive scheme30 days paid holiday per year#J-18808-Ljbffr
