Vice President, Trading

Company Profile:

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

In the Prime Brokerage and Institutional Equity division, we provide our clients around the world with intellectual insights and innovative product solutions and services that help them generate alpha. 

What you’ll do in the role:

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is seeking a Vice President, Trading in New York, NY to execute client orders in the Brazilian Market. Provide market color to U.S. sales traders on Brazilian equities and the broader macro scenario within Latin America. Trade Brazilian America Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the U.S. Leverage experience with the Brazil trading desk, including experience on both order execution and market sensitivity risk. Offer liquidity to clients by trading as a counterpart. Manage the delta risk in the market. Communicate and establish close relationships with the Firm’s sales force to ensure client demands are met. Leverage client relationships in the Latin America region.

What you’ll bring to the role:

-Requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering (any), Finance, or a closely related field of study

-Requires three (3) years of experience in the position offered or three (3) years as an Analyst, Associate, or Vice President in Trading, or a closely related occupation

-Requires three (3) years of experience with the following skills:

• Marketing and trading single names on IBOV Index;
• Applying advanced Brazilian market trading knowledge, including strategies, auction rules, counterparty limits, and other trading intricacies;
• Managing risk on both an individual name and trade basis, as well as holistically on an aggregate portfolio basis;
• Performing and managing several trading strategies, including flow trading, event-driven, outright long/short, and pair trading;
• Monitoring and analyzing markets and dynamics to spot opportunities and dislocations, and anticipating flow and generating trade ideas;
• Acting as an expert for Brazilian markets, providing meaningful information to sales and clients on trades and positioning; and
• Monitoring and staying up to date on macro and micro news flow and research reports to manage new developments.

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 what's 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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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $300,000 and $300,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.