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xThis sector contains all our equities jobs, including jobs for equities analysts, salespeople, traders, and more.
Equity is another word for a company's assets once all its debts have been paid off. Stocks and shares - known also as equities - grant their owners partial ownership over these assets.
Traditionally, equities have been traded on large global stock exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, the Shanghai Stock Exchange or Deutsche Börse. However, an increasing proportion of equities trading is now taking place off-exchanges, in so-called 'dark pools,' where buyers and sellers of equities can trade anonymously and privately in order to avoid influencing the price of stocks with large buy and sell orders.
Various different entities are active in equities recruitment, including major banks, brokerage houses, agency traders, asset management firms and hedge funds.
It is the role of the equities salesperson to liaise with clients - be they rich individuals, pension funds or other institutional investors - and to advise them when to buy and when to sell particular stocks.
Salespeople then liaise with equities traders who execute the trade on behalf of the client. At their most simplistic, traders act as market makers. Market makers are able to quote clients both buy and sell prices for particular stocks (according to a client's preference), whilst making money from the bid-offer spread (the difference between the price they buy the stock at and the price at which they sell it the stock on to the client).
Trading cash or simple equity products now takes place electronically with automated trading systems matching buyers and sellers. Equally, a large proportion of equities trades are now determined by algorithmic trading systems employing mathematical formulae dictating the best investment strategy. Nevertheless, there remains a need for human intervention. For example, when large so-called block trades are being placed, execution traders may be required to break the trades up into smaller and more manageable chunks in order to achieve the best price in the market.
Sales traders are a kind of hybrid between salespeople and traders - they recommend products to clients and then execute the trades resulting from their recommendations.
As well as selling equities themselves, salespeople are needed to sell electronic trading capabilities. Banks, for example, employ individuals to find clients for their direct market access (DMA), or electronic trading systems.
Alongside actual salespeople and traders, jobs in equities can be for IT programmers, quants, and equity researchers who support an organisation's equity sales and trading capability.
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| Algorithm Trading Quantitative Analyst – London | GQR Global Markets VP/Director level – £140k - £180k + Bonu... | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Top tier US investment bank is urgently seeking an algorithmic trading quantitative analyst within cash equiti...
| Junior Quantitative Trader or Developer - London | Carlton Senior Appointments Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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This is an opportunity to start your career in quantitative trading with an exceptional high frequency trading...
| Programme Delivery Manager (Associate Director ), Surrey, £85k+package+bonus | Aston Carter Ltd £85k+package+bonus | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Leading Asset Management house, looking for an IT change programme delivery manager to deliver a range of stra...
| Product Manager - Equities | The Emerald Group Market rate | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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One of the worlds most prestigious asset managers is currently looking to hire a product manager that speciali...
| Strategic Equity Solutions (SES) | Not Disclosed Market competitive plus bonus | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Strategic Equity Solutions to UK corporates, banks, insurers, private equity and family offices.
| Senior Market News Analyst (StreetAccount) | FACTSET competititve | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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StreetAccount is a division of FactSet that is focused on scouring the financial world to find compelling, mar...
| Investor Relations Manager - Consumer Goods | Goodman Masson £competitive base + bonus | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Investor Relations Manager to join a leading FTSE 100 cons...
| CRM & MIS Analyst, Investment Banking | Montgomery Partnership Competitive Package | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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The successful candidate will report to the Head of CRM. Primary responsibility will be data administration an...
| Senior Sales Brokers (Bankers & Brokers) | City Wharf Financial Recruitment Highly Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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City based brokerage with prestigious offices currently looking to recruit a number of candidates who have at ...
| Equity & Credit Analyst | Paragon Executive Very competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a Junior Investment Analyst with equity & credit exposure to join an...
| Sales Manager, Equities Data Solutions. | EC1 Partners circa £80,000 base | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Our client's is looking for a senior sales person to manage drive sales of a flagship product across the Europ...
| Equity Research Associate, Retail - Tier One Bank - ACA, Investment Bankers, Strategy Consultants sought | Greenwich Partners Excellent base and bonus | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Superb opportunity for an ACA, sell side analyst, buy side analyst or other CFA qualified professional to join...
| Junior Macro Analyst | Janikin Rooke Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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London Global Asset Manager looking to add a macro analyst to their team
| Investment Analyst | Janikin Rooke Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Global asset manager looking to add an investment analyst to their team.
| Junior Equity Analyst | Janikin Rooke Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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London Global Asset Manager looking to add a junior analyst to their team
| Equity Research Associate- European Banks | Greenwich Partners Excellent base and bonus potential | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Major sell side firm is looking to add a sell side equity research analyst to their European Banks equity res...
| Equity Research Associate - Global Equities - Recently qualified ACA/ Chartered accountant sought | Greenwich Partners Excellent base and bonus | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Super opportunity for a recently qualified ACA/ chartered accountant to join this global equities team
| Equity Research Analyst - Oil and Gas | Greenwich Partners Excellent base and bonus potential | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Major sell side firm is looking to add a sell side equity research analyst to their oil and gas team
| Assistant Fund Manager, Top performing European Asset Management Firm | Greenwich Partners Base guide £65,000 to £75,000 with bonus | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Outstanding opportunity to this top performing European investor
| Equity Research Associate, Technology coverage - ACA, CFAs, equity analysts sought | Greenwich Partners Excellent base and bonus | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Superb opportunity to join this leading broker, covering technology stocks
| Equity Research Analyst, Consumer - Pan European Food Retail | Macquarie Bank Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Working alongside senior sector specialist, your capability in research report writing, equity valuation techn...
| Research Manager | CognoLink Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Do you have experience in market research and a thorough understanding of financial markets? Are you looking f...
| Specialist Sales - VP/AVP | CognoLink Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Do you have a demonstrated track record in selling to institutional investors and closing deals? Are you looki...
| AVP Sales | CognoLink Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Looking for a sales role in a fast-paced environment where you can have a significant impact on a growing busi...
| Equity Desk Strat | Anson McCade Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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My client is looking for a desk quant/strat in the Equity Derivatives team to coordinate implementation and de...
| Equity Derivatives Quant Analytics Developer – Senior VP / ED Level | Anson McCade Competitive | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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This is an analytics development role aligned to the Equities derivatives business / trading desk. The role wi...
| Equity Advisory | .Michael Page Financial Services. Market rate + excellent cash bonus poten... | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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Our client, a leading global independent investment bank, is looking to hire an Associate or VP into their Equ...
| Fund Specialist - 12 month FTC | M&G Limited Negotiable | UK-London | 24 May 13 |
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M&G Investments is Prudential Plc''s UK based fund management business and is one of Europe''s leading active ...
| Senior Equity Analyst (Buy-side) | Paragon Executive Excellent and Benefits | UK-London | 23 May 13 |
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Our client a Global Asset Manager with 250Bln AUM is currently looking to recruit a high calibre Senior Equity...
| Global Equity Research Analyst | Fidelity Investments Competitive | UK-London | 23 May 13 |
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Fidelity Management & Research Company, the U.S. headquartered sister company of Fidelity International Limite...