Job Description

Description About this role  Business Unit Overview:BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors around the world.The Global Trading business executes trades on behalf of all portfolio management teams at the firm. The team is organized along regions and asset classes, providing the best service to our investment teams, and achieving optimal outcomes for our clients. We believe BlackRock’s size and scale serves as a distinct advantage, uniquely positioning us to access liquidity and deliver consistently strong execution.Job Purpose/Background:The Emerging Markets Fixed Income Trading team executes all of BlackRock’s EMD cash and derivative products for BlackRock, globally. This includes substantial volumes of government and corporate cash bonds, OTC interest rate and credit derivatives. The desk supports a variety of internal businesses, including Global Macro and Fixed Income hedge funds, long only funds, ETFs, and index funds. The desk in London, with primary responsibility for the EMEA region, is seeking a junior trader to work as part of a highly collaborative and dynamic global business.The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to interact effectively with portfolio managers, multiple internal groups and the sell-side, to provide liquidity, best execution, and market flow information for investment. Fundamental knowledge of fixed income cash and derivative products, and familiarity with themes in the changing regulatory environment in bond and swap markets are preferred. A keen interest in the Emerging Markets is essential.