Sales Assistant - Associate - Institutional Securities Group

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Department Profile

From global institutions to hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley for sales, trading, and market-making services in almost every type of financial instrument in all the world’s financial markets. Morgan Stanley professionals use our network and technology to provide liquidity and sophisticated analysis, to manage risk and execute reliably in the fast-changing markets.

Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a world leader in the origination, distribution and trading of equity, equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. Our broad and deep client relationships, market-leading platform and intellectual insights enable us to be a world-class service provider to our clients for their financing, market access and portfolio management needs.

Global Markets Group is the offshoring arm of Morgan Stanley’s Sales & Trading businesses in India. It covers functions across IED ranging from those associated with sales, trading, analytics, strats to risk management.

Background On The Team

The Sales Assistant will support the on-shore sales by handling the operational, documentation, coordination and lifecycle aspects of structured as well as option trades and assist in onboarding clients, distribution and idea generation. The role will be a combination of execution & analytics and act as a link between sales, trading, structuring, issuance and middle office/back office.

Primary Responsibilities

• Act as a backup for China Derivatives Sales Desk, provide operational and data analytic support to the Sales Desk
• Help with post trade works including booking trades, filling in TS, sending Trade Recaps to the clients, following up with settlement and confirmation issues. Ensure front-to-back workflow accuracy
• Reconciliate of all OTC and RSP trades
• Act as the point of contact between Operations groups and sales, solve booking, margin and settlement issues
• Track the termination and rolling status of outstanding trades, remind sales and trading team of the expiry
• Handle client onboarding and maintain client profile
• Provide ideas to improve the current processes/workflows
  
  

Skills Desired

• Minimum one year experience in Equity Derivatives, Good knowledge of Equity Derivatives products, China securities market knowledge is a plus
• Ability to multitask and support different products Good analytical skills
• Coding skill is a plus
• Good command of spoken & written in English
  
  

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

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