Associate Trader

Notes to applicants:

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**Job Description**:
The Trading Team
Dimensional's global trading team are responsible for executing and managing trades across the firm. The Trading team works closely with Portfolio Management to implement our investment strategy and work to refine our trading systems and workflows across the world.

The Role
The Associate Trader is an entry level trader role with less than 2 years of trading experience with responsibility for timely and accurate execution of listed equity or foreign exchange trades under supervision of a Trader or Senior Trader. This position works to support the effective execution of Dimensional’s investment strategy, and to continually refine trading systems and workflows across the globe.

**Responsibilities**:

- Execute and manage trades in listed equities and FX at the simpler level of liquidity, complexity and smaller size.
- Monitor and evaluate execution performance across multiple dimensions (i.e., including country, trading venue, broker, strategy, trader, execution strategy, portfolio, etc.) using in-house and third-party transaction cost analysis.
- Gain an understanding of the execution algorithms for global utilization across several security types.
- Gain an understanding of the regional market microstructures and regulations.
- Manage real-time trade reporting.
- Monitor settlement process and liaise with various offices on ad hoc issues.

Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, or quantitative related field.
- 2+ years of financial services experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to operate and prioritize in a fast-moving & demanding environment and deal with complex situations.
- Completed applicable trading exams and currently holds required certifications/licensures for trading.
- Basic knowledge of execution analytics, trading strategies and risk management techniques.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel and large data sets.
- Experience with various trading technology tools including OMS (Charles River a plus) & Trade Cost Analysis tools.
- Advanced coursework in computer science, statistics, econometrics, or mathematics preferred.
- Experience with SQL database, VBA or Python programming considered advantageous.
- Prior experience working within the Trading department.

Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.

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