India Equities High-Touch Sales Trader

Bernstein is looking for an India market Cash Equities Sales Trader/dealer with a solid level of local market understanding. The role will collaborate and work closely with the wider India high-touch sales trading team and the regional sales, trading and research teams in the service of Bernstein’s client franchise.

Key Requirements:

Trade Execution Excellence

• Exhibits exceptional operational discipline through rigorous risk management, ensuring the prevention of trading errors, adherence to intraday risk limits, and effective navigation of complex broker and custodian workflows

• Thrives in a high-pressure environment while maintaining a high degree of accuracy, efficiency, and productivity

• Demonstrates advanced proficiency in Excel, including the execution and management of manual orders and basket trades

• NISM Certification: Maintains the required regulatory credentials - NISM Series-VII (Securities Operations and Risk Management)

• Displays ability to translate Bernstein's differentiated research into concise, actionable insights that support client engagement and trading opportunities

Market Intelligence & Understanding

• Strong knowledge of the Indian equity landscape, including sector dynamics, market-moving news, institutional fund flows and corporate developments

• Comprehensive understanding of Indian market microstructure, exchange mechanics, trading workflows, settlement processes and regulatory considerations affecting execution outcomes

• Familiarity with block and negotiated trade processes in India, including liquidity discovery, market impact considerations and execution coordination

Risk, Regulatory Compliance & Integrity

• Maintain the highest standards of risk management, regulatory compliance and adherence to internal policies, procedures and control frameworks

• Demonstrate strong ethical judgment, professionalism, and commitment to Bernstein's values, code of conduct and client-first culture

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated, commercially minded and highly driven individual with strong communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to thrive in a team-oriented environment

• Graduate

• 1~3 years+ covering the India cash equities market 

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If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply, and we will manage your application. At Bernstein, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.

Bernstein is widely recognized as a premier global equity research and brokerage firm, with a trading platform that spans the US, Europe, and Asia. Our research and trading capabilities are sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and we have a long history of our research receiving #1 rankings for overall quality and industry knowledge. Research is our legacy and foundation. Our brand is defined by our Blackbooks, renowned for their in-depth quantitative forecasts and unmatched industry expertise. Our Research Analysts are thought leaders who typically have many years of direct experience in the industries they cover. Our reputation is for the very highest caliber of disciplined investment and industry analysis. In 2019 Bernstein acquired Autonomous Research, a highly regarded global financial services independent research firm. This acquisition further strengthened us as the preeminent provider of the highest-quality research to our clients worldwide.

On April 1, 2024, AllianceBernstein and Societe Generale announced the official launch of Bernstein, a new joint venture expanding our global cash equities and equity research business Clients now have unparalleled equity liquidity access and a full range of integrated services leveraging Bernstein’s cash equities and research capabilities and Societe Generale’s equity derivatives, prime services and equity capital markets offering.