Trading Associate Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the trading associate opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for insight and analysis of macro-economic factors and FX markets while demonstrating keen awareness of domestic and international commodity markets.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Some experience with financial product modeling or strong mathematics/statistics skills
• Highly motivated, entrepreneurial, strong interpersonal skills
• Assist senior sales professionals with the presentation of client focused information and preparation of sales and marketing proposals
• Maintain a proactive and focused approach to effective client service in order to meet or exceed requirements of the senior sales professionals
• Actively market to clients to increase flow, volumes and market information
• Assist in managing institutional clients’ fixed income and foreign exchange transactions
• Background in market making/risk managing/risk pricing/portfolio management
• Significant experience gained within a trading or quant role at an electronic trading, statistical arbitrage or delta one desk

In response to your job posting for trading associate, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for deal origination and execution support to Debt Capital Markets and Credit Risk Management.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Excellent oral communication skills to deal effectively with all levels of the organization
• Excellent organizational and time management skills to deal with multiple and sometimes conflicting requirement and time constraints
• The incumbent also strives to achieve high levels of individual and organizational performance and works well in a team environment to sustain highly-motivated individuals working to achieve common objectives
• Understanding of bond mathematics, credit and macro risk factors and implications for risk management
• Act as a second-line support for traders and salespeople with application and infrastructure questions or issues
• Help Trading and Sales desks, Operations and do their work on order and execution management more effectively and efficiently
• First rate understanding of the liquidity and microstructure of APAC equity markets
• Experience in trading derivatives (futures and options) would be a benefit

I am excited to be applying for the position of trading associate. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for support to Enbridge’s ESG initiatives and provide insight into markets where Enbridge may look to expand their asset base and infrastructure.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Strong preference for experience with regulatory investigations or litigation
• Demonstrated knowledge of industry risk management and compliance practices, front office operations
• Strong computer software skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong numerical/analytical aptitude
• Knowledge of the Forex and rates market, in particular yen crosses and EM Asia pairs
• Strong knowledge of the pricing and valuation systems
• Strong knowledge of the booking systems
• Content management system experience is a strong asset

I am excited to be applying for the position of trading associate. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for consultative / product management services to internal and external stakeholders regarding researcher markets and analytics products.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• On a daily basis, gather relevant facts, news, and utilize knowledge of firm processes in order to answer more complex trading related branch inquiries
• Prior trading experience with focus on CLO markets essential
• Experience with electronic trading technologies and concepts, FIX messaging, market micro-structure, regulatory rules, market data, trading algorithms
• Experience with data analytics technologies / scripting languages
• Experience with key US electronic trading regulatory rules, such as 15c3-5, RegSHO, RegNMS, OATS
• Active State Insurance License
• Familiarity with and experience of the legal requirements and documentation pertaining to trading products
• Working knowledge and experience with investment trading products

Please consider me for the trading associate opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for support for asset allocation and portfolio construction of HNW, commercial and institutional clients on TD Wealth's US platforms.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Work as part of an Agile team on Repo trading initiatives which move us forwards both in terms of functionality and technology architecture and capabilities
• Work closely with clients including the Repo trading desk within Bank Resource Management who are also based in London, and Financing Operations
• Develop functionality in an iterative fashion, writing full unit and integration tests for everything that is developed
• Continuously improve the quality of our system and codebase via best practices including code reviews and refactoring where necessary
• Learn the business domain of Repo trading, Firm Funding, and Liquidity
• Experience managing a team of software developers and owning an IT project or system
• Agile development practice (Not essential)
• Behaviour Driven development experience (Not essential)