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Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.
Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.
The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.
Founded in London in 1866, the Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,200 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.
About Liquidnet
Liquidnet is a next-generation agency execution specialist. Powered by technology that helps drive institutional alpha, our trading and liquidity network intelligently and securely connects the world’s investors with the world’s investments.
Established in 1999 on the belief that there was a better way to trade, Liquidnet' journey began with a vision to create a platform that goes beyond traditional transactional models.
We wanted to build a community where traders could connect, collaborate, and execute trades with confidence. Over the years, we've grown from a vision into a thriving ecosystem that empowers the buy side in ways never before imagined.
We are committed to making trading more efficient, intelligent, and accessible. Our purpose guides every decision we make, from the tools we develop to the relationships we nurture with our Members.
Role Overview
As an Execution Consultant, APAC, you will play a role in the expansion of Equity Execution services, representing one of the leading agency equity single-stock and portfolio trading desks in the APAC region and globally.
The APAC Execution Consultant role is responsible for supporting the sales effort for equity products and services, and aids in the development and delivery of Execution Consulting and Client Analytics services, such as TCA, Market Microstructure, and Best Execution reporting.
The role is a client-facing position, where you will build relationships with clients on a daily basis to deliver consulting services and support the sales effort alongside Sales Traders, Business Development, and Senior Management.
This role reports to the APAC Execution Consulting Lead
Role Responsibilities
Execution Consulting & TCA
- Help support meetings with Liquidnet clients/members to conduct TCA reviews and discuss the usage of Liquidnet products.
- Responsible for producing TCA reports for Asia clients across all Liquidnet products, including Negotiated, Algorithmic Trading and Execution Services.
- Ensure inbound member inquiries regarding execution performance for both negotiated and algorithmic trading activity are responded to by the Execution Consulting team
- Partnering with other members of the EQS team and Equity Product to drive the development of Liquidnet’s TCA and data platform, including the addition of new Asia-specific trading benchmarks.
- Ensure there is a system and process for the periodic monitoring of execution quality.
- Generating Market Structure content to inform clients of regulatory changes affecting venue usage and how Liquidnet products can help clients navigate the market.
Equity Sales & Distribution
- Work with Business Development to support upcoming sales meetings and sales campaigns.
- Partner with Traders to drive the usage of equities products through regular client engagement.
- Work with Marketing and other team members to drive the design and development of marketing materials for equity products and campaigns
- Ensure the team is able to provide relevant data and support materials to keep marketing materials up-to-date, including design and statistics on a quarterly basis or when a change is made to our process/products (whichever comes first).
- Provide meaningful data to the Algo Quants to optimize and enhance algo performance.
- Find patterns and trends to refine the Algo Wheel evaluation process.
- Participate in ad hoc tasks, projects and assignments.
Experience / Competences
Essential
- Motivated self-starter who takes ownership of their responsibilities, with the ability to work autonomously.
- Experience in delivering Execution Consulting content to buyside clients.
- Deep understanding of Transaction Cost Analysis.
- Strong working knowledge of APAC Equity Market Structure.
- Experience with equity execution algorithms and algo wheels.
- Proven ability to work and interact with industry peers.
- Practical programming experience essential: Python, SQL, KDB+, Pandas
- Degree-level qualification, ideally in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, or Statistics
- Ability and ease of working with large datasets.
- Team-player who enjoys interacting with teams across a number of departments and geographies.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong numerical, analytical skills, with a solid understanding of statistics.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI
- Possess or maintain the necessary licensing requirements (SFC Paper 1)
- Fluent in English
Desired
- Keen interest in financial markets and in working with trading and market data.
- Experience developing and maintaining dashboards using Dash and Power BI
- Cantonese or Mandarin language skills.
Job Band & Level: Manager, 6
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Not The Perfect Fit?
Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us.
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