We’re seeking someone to join our team as an Associate/Vice President, Bulks & Metals Trading.
In the Fixed Income division, we work in fast-paced and constantly changing global markets to assess and manage risk, trade securities, manage relationships with clients, and structure and execute innovative transactions.
Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world
What you’ll do in the role:
Facilitate market-making and client flows in bulks and base metals while managing risk and maximizing profit
Price and execute trades across derivative products, taking direct responsibility for risk and position management
Read market information, flows and price behavior closely to analyze situations and form trading views
Work closely with Sales and the regional team to formulate trade ideas and deliver solutions to clients
Manage trading desk administration, including trade bookings and amendments
Identify and follow up on aging fails and promptly escalate to Management
Monitor physical market fundamentals (supply and demand, freight, inventories, China demand and policy) and their impact on the book
What you’ll bring to the role:
5 to 8 years of relevant experience across metals products, including bulks and metals
Direct front-office trading or risk-management experience
Exposure to commodity derivatives (futures, options, swaps, forwards), or a combination of derivatives and physical trading
Quantitative skills and a strong understanding of commodity markets and pricing drivers
Able to articulate the determining factors and inputs behind outputs expressed as numbers
Data management skills;
Analytical, articulate and strong attention to detail
Strong communication skills
Highly motivated, with a desire to work together in a team
Preferred skills
Experience in financial derivatives trading with exposure to Physical trading
Background in a major commodities trading house, investment bank or commodity portfolio manager
Coding: Python;
Hands-on experience applying AI tools to trading workflows, such as automating Excel/data tasks, summarizing market and news flow, or building simple scripts (e.g., Python) for analysis and reporting
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. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.
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…