Equity Dealer at Old Mutual South Africa

This role trades in equity, fixed income, money market and currency markets. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

•       Monitors equity, fixed income and money market, commodity and currency markets
•       Collects and disseminates information affecting markets in general.
•       Receives buying and selling orders for implementation.
•       Determines, implements and adopts appropriate tactics to implement orders and ensures            equitable allocation of trades between portfolio managers.
•       Maintains communication with local and international stock brokers.
•       Maintains trading systems and builds financial models.  
•       Looks for trading opportunities to enhance investment performance
•       Measured on trading results and precision of trade implementation
•       Contribute in development of investment vehicles and/or instruments.

Key Result Areas
Market Analysis

•       Collects and disseminates information affecting markets in general.
•       Looks for trading opportunities to enhance investment performance
•       Monitors equity, fixed income, commodity, money and currency markets.
•       Contributes to internal meetings by giving updates on market developments

Personal Effectiveness

•       Accepts and lives the company values.
•       Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
•       Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results

           Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality over periods of 1 day to a maximum of three months.  

•       Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
•       Working within trading team and broader business unit.

Relationship Building

• Maintains communication with local and international stock brokers.

Trading

•       Determines, implements and adopts appropriate tactics to implement orders and ensures equitable allocation of trades between portfolio managers.
•       Maintains trading systems and builds financial models and/or strategies
•       Receives buying and selling orders for implementation.

Requirements: Skills, Qualifications and Experience required

•       BCom, must have passed the trade exams.
•       3-6 years relevant experience.

Competencies

•       Strategic
•       Customer First
•       Innovation (Perspective)
•       Collaboration (Relating)
•       Execution
•       Personal Mastery
•       Leading with Influence