Equities Trader

Wellington Management Company, LLP SingaporePosted 3 hours ago Permanent Competitive

**About Us**

**Wellington Management** offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.
- We are transitioning to a hybrid work environment where both remote work and the office play a critical role. Our vision is a future where all employees are empowered to work flexibly to drive the best outcomes for our clients. Flexible work is a mindset and a core value. Our employees are encouraged to work remotely two days a week as a standard practice and will have flexibility in terms of working hours.
- About the Role
- The Position
- The Asia Equity Trader will join our Asia equity trading team on our Hong Kong or Singapore trading desk. The Trader will execute cash equity trades, as well as equity derivatives, including OTC derivatives in emerging countries, primarily in the securities of Asia domiciled issuers. The firm's primary focus is on quality and safety of execution, preservation and safety of client capital, regulatory compliance, and regular innovation and adaptation in response to changes in market and industry structure. In addition, the Trader will be expected to be a regular and effective contributor to the firms' broader investment discussions. The trader will be working collaboratively with our global trading teams located in Boston, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.
- Wellington Management's trading philosophy and practices are based on the principles of seeking best execution, contributing to portfolio alpha, and managing regulatory, operational, liquidity and investment risks. We seek to execute orders in a manner consistent with these principles and in accordance with our written policies, which emphasize the fair dissemination, aggregation and allocation of investment opportunities across our investment platform and ultimately our clients.
- Our investment and trading activities are conducted on an industry-leading internally developed technology platform, which we believe creates a meaningful competitive advantage. We are also supported by an in-house team of managers and quantitative and business analysts, who oversee the "business" of the department and provide in-depth, action-oriented insights into our trading capabilities and activities.**Responsibilities**:

- The Equity Trader will be responsible for:

- Executing trade orders for all relevant client accounts, using a mixture of high-touch and low-touch dealer execution services
- Executing orders in a manner consistent with our best execution and risk management practices, as well as our policies and procedures.
- Gathering, analyzing, and disseminating market, sector and security information that identifies or creates actionable investment opportunities.
- Developing and enhancing over time an in-depth understanding of the investment philosophies and strategies of the portfolio managers, strategists, and analysts we serve.
- Remaining informed of new product developments.
- Fostering new trading relationships and leveraging existing relationships.
- Monitoring and improving efforts to enhance efficiency while mitigating risk.

**Qualifications**:

- A minimum of 5-8 years of trading experience; specific Asia trading experience is a plus.
- Experience trading a wide array of instruments beyond equities would be additive.
- Ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Passion for and working knowledge of global equity markets.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail; a precision and risk management mindset that results in accurate and compliant work and manifests itself in double-checking work, stopping to question anything unusual, and frequent reconciliation of work throughout the day.
- An attitude and practice of proactive idea generation and continuous review and improvement of our processes.
- Impeccable integrity, fiduciary mindset, and ability to consistently place the interests of our clients as the number one priority.
- Strong quantitative skills, programming experience would be additive
- A pro-technology mindset and the ability to leverage technology to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
- Strong interpersonal skills and experience in a collaborative, team-based, results-oriented environment.
- Strong academic credentials; MBA/CFA preferred.
- Fluency in English and Asian languages would be advantageous.-
- Job ID R89413