Exotics Trading Assistant, Associate, Institutional Equity Division
Morgan StanleyExotics Trading Assistant, Associate, Institutional Equity Division
The role involves close interaction with traders on risk monitoring, and execution support across swaps, forwards, and equity-linked products. Requires a solid understanding of equity derivatives, trade flows, and market dynamics in a fast-paced trading environment
Global Capital Markets: In the Global Capital Markets division, we offer Global expertise in market analysis and in advisory and capital-raising services for corporations, institutions, and governments
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.
Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously 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:
- Trade Support & Structured Products Operations
Support Structured products trading desks across equity-linked and single-name derivative products.
Assist traders with daily trade booking, lifecycle event management, amendments, unwind processing, and expiry management.
Coordinate with sales, middle office, operations, and technology teams to ensure accurate and timely trade capture.
Monitor secondary market pricing dissemination across Bloomberg, Refinitiv, and internal pricing platforms.
- Pricing, Valuation & Risk Monitoring
Monitor positions, P&L movements, pricing discrepancies, and risk exposures throughout the trading day.
Investigate and resolve breaks between internal risk systems, trader books, and external counterparties.
- Python Automation & Process Improvement
Develop Python-based automation tools to streamline trade workflow management, and operational processes.
Collaborate with technology teams to improve workflow efficiency, reduce operational risk, and enhance desk scalability.
- Data Analysis & Reporting
Prepare daily reports on positions, risk exposure, market activity, and trading performance.
Perform historical analysis on desk P&L, trade performance, and pricing behaviors.
Support traders with ad-hoc analysis related to market moves, structured product valuation, and execution performance.
What you'll do in the role:
- University degree/ Bachelor’s in Engineering, finance, or related field with 0 - 2 years of relevant experience.
- Strong understanding of equity derivatives and structured products.
- Familiarity with swaps, forwards, options, and structured notes.
- Strong Python programming skills with experience in automation, data analysis, or workflow optimization.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced front-office trading environment.
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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