Equities Sales Trader
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Sales Trader – Catalyst (Middle East) Role Overview We are seeking a high-caliber Sales Trader, Catalyst to join our expanding team in the Middle East. This role requires a professional with a proven track record in long/short cash equity sales trading.
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Role Overview
We are seeking a high-caliber
Sales Trader, Catalyst
to join our expanding team in the Middle East.
This role requires a professional with a proven track record in
long/short cash equity sales trading
.
The successful candidate will act as a pivotal bridge between our clients and the markets, driving revenue through high-touch execution, proactive trade idea generation, and strategic client relationship management.
Market Analysis & Idea Generation
- **Market Dynamics:**
- Maintain a sophisticated, real-time understanding of market dynamics, institutional client activity, and emerging trends across global and regional equity markets.
- **Alpha Generation:**
- Proactively identify market opportunities to enhance client engagement and drive institutional revenue generation.
- **Collaborative Content:**
- Partner closely with the internal content and research teams to articulate and communicate actionable trading and investment ideas.
- **Thematic Focus:**
- Formulate and pitch trade ideas centered around thematic topics, macroeconomic developments, and corporate special situations.
Client Relationship Management & Coverage
- **Client Engagement:**
- Maintain regular, high-impact communication via calls and face-to-face meetings with existing institutional clients to ensure premium service delivery.
- **Account Optimization:**
- Monitor client business activity and trading volumes; flag and strategically discuss any significant volume shifts with both the client and internal sales desks.
- **Prospecting:**
- Identify and target prospective clients, arranging introductory calls and meetings involving internal product and sector experts to showcase the firm’s broader capabilities.
Strategic Growth & Revenue
- **Target Driving:**
- Establish and execute ambitious revenue targets and Research Payment Account (RPA) frameworks.
- **Strategic Growth:**
- Develop and implement bespoke, long-term strategic growth plans across the assigned institutional client base.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- **Experience:**
- Proven experience as a Sales Trader with a deep specialization in
- long/short cash equity
- .
- **Regional Knowledge:**
- Strong understanding of Middle Eastern equity markets and regulatory landscapes, alongside global market familiarity.
- **Commercial Acumen:**
- Demonstrated track record of meeting revenue targets, managing RPAs, and growing institutional client wallets.
- **Communication:**
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to confidently pitch complex thematic and macroeconomic ideas to sophisticated buy-side clients.
- **Network:**
- An existing network of institutional clients (asset managers, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds) is highly advantageous.
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