Junior Execution Trader — Index Rebalance Pod, Millennium
Location: Hong Kong
Team: Index Rebalance / Systematic Trading
Seniority: Junior / Associate
Overview
A successful index rebalance pod at Millennium is seeking a Junior Execution Trader to support portfolio implementation, event trading, and daily execution across APAC equity markets. The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, calm under pressure, numerically strong, and motivated to build a career in a fast-paced buy-side trading environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support PMs in the execution of index rebalance and event-driven equity flows.
- Partner with PMs, quants, and technologists to improve workflows and execution performance.
- Prepare post-trade summaries and contribute to research on liquidity patterns, auction behavior, and rebalance impact.
Qualifications
- 1–3 years of experience in execution trading, sales trading, electronic trading, equity trading support, or a related market-facing role.
- Strong understanding of equities market structure, including auctions, dark/lit venues, order types, and execution algorithms.
- Familiarity with index products, benchmark rebalances, ETFs, and passive/systematic trading flows is preferred.
- Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, or a related discipline.
- Mandarin and/or Japanese language proficiency is preferred.
What We’re Looking For
- A process-driven and collaborative candidate with strong interest in market microstructure and execution.
Why Join
- Opportunity to join a high-performing index rebalance pod and take on meaningful responsibility from day one.