Market Analyst

American Vanguard ,
London, Greater London
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Job Purpose Financial Derivatives role within ICE Futures Europe (IFE) responsible for daily Market Supervision (MS) operations across multiple asset classes internationally including: Oil, Utilities, Soft Commodities, Fixed Income, Metals, Equities, Indices and FX. Responsibilities * Price management - responsible for the maintenance of fair value in Futures and Options markets across multiple different asset classes around which price controls are applied. Essential for creating a fair and orderly market in which participants transact * Trade disputes - undertake investigations of trades which are potentially away from value. Resolutions to be conducted efficiently, accurately and in line with published policy and documentation * Settlements - expeditious and accurate calculation of daily and final settlement prices for IFE's futures contracts which are used by ICE Clear Europe to calculate variation margin for participants * Front Line Support - liaise directly with front, middle and back office staff to assist with enquiries relating to all aspects of IFE's derivatives business * General Operations - participation in multiple operational tasks in relation to the daily activities of MS; active involvement in the requirements and design of all MS toolsets and systems; maintaining online product resources Knowledge and Experience * Basic knowledge and understanding of all IFE derivative futures and options markets * Broad understanding of ongoing regulatory developments and processes of IFE's Compliance department * Degree essential - Economics/Finance/Business/Mathematics/Engineering/Science or similar preferred * Experience working within financial markets, especially relating to derivatives preferred but not essential * IT Skills - general Information Technology skills including strong working knowledge of Word and Excel * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, interacting effectively at all levels * Ability to operate effectively as a team member * Methodical, quick thinker with excellent organisational skills * Problem solving - proficient at identifying problems and working efficiently to resolve * Strong drive to continually improve and develop working practices and industry knowledge * Training - access will be given to ongoing training programs to further develop technical and soft skills. Concurrently, derivatives industry expertise will be developed while working with experienced professionals through on-the-job training and networking * Variable working hours; early shifts (6am start) though to late shifts (8pm finish) * Travel opportunities to worldwide ICE offices, in particular Atlanta, Amsterdam, Singapore Additional Information * Job Type: Standard * Schedule: Full-time

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