Morgan Stanley Quantitative Research are responsible for Morgan Stanley's agency execution performance. A key component of ensuring competitiveness of the firm’s agency execution platforms is the ability to work with our electronic clients to understand their specific trading needs and provide tools that are fit for purpose. This document describes the responsibilities of the client analytics component of the MS Quantitative Research team.
The trading environment continues to change rapidly and our clients’ investment objectives change to suit the prevailing market. The client analytics component of Quantitative Research acts as execution consultants for the firm's clients delivering customized execution strategies and products for listed instruments across multiple asset classes and regions. In conjunction with MSET sales, the group designs and configures trading products that extend the Firm’s electronic trading suite. The group is responsible for tracking and analyzing the behavior and performance of these products.
Specific areas of focus include:
· Understand the client investment decision (and associated work flow) and create execution products to service the business. This includes recommending execution mechanisms that meet the client objectives.
· Prioritize multiple tasks to maximize MSET revenue.
· Utilize deep understanding of financial markets to spot opportunities to reduce client execution costs and create additional revenue for the business.
· Partner with clients and MSET coverage to provide transparency of the real-time performance of each algorithm.
· Understand trading behavior changes required in response to market structure changes and special market events.
Required skills:
Strong understanding of equity markets and how they function
Strong understanding of transaction cost analysis
Familiarity with electronic trading
Excellent communication skills
Strong Analytical Abilities
Desired skills:
KDB (Q) and Python
Strong understanding of statistical methods
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Skills Required
- Strong understanding of equity markets and how they function
- Strong understanding of transaction cost analysis
- Familiarity with electronic trading
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong Analytical Abilities
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