Trade Desk Assistant

Overview

Connecting clients to markets—and talent to opportunity.

Position

Purpose:

Support the brokers in all aspects of daily activities, allowing them to focus on generating commissions by servicing existing clients and marketing new clients.

• Enters and retrieves orders.
• Provides backup to Trading Assistants and Risk Management Consultants on phones.
• Checks trades at end of day.
• Processes Exchange for Physicals (EFP), Exchange of Futures for Swaps (EFS) and Exchange for Risk (EFR) requests.
• Checks futures tickets daily.
• Reconciles daily check out.
• Monitors open orders.
• Communicates corrections to appropriate personnel.
• Manages futures requests to move trades and Purchase & Sales Statement trades.
• Reports assignments as they occur.
• Maintains prompt and regular attendance.
• Processes orders filled overnight.
• Enters data into Portfolio Manager and reconciles with the equity run.

Required:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel.
• Excellent organization and multitasking skills.
• Strong work ethic and emphasis on attention to details.

Preferred:

• 1-3 years commodity experience preferred.

Education and/or

Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree.

Work Environment:

• Full time onsite/In-office.
• Must be authorized to work in the US for any employer.