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Associate, Structured Finance Synthetic ABCDS Pricing Analyst - New York City
Role Summary
The Structured Finance group covers different products such as the management of Indices (ABX, CMBX, ECMBS, Hybrix and TABX), the Reference Cashflow Database, US ABS Performance Data, a CMO/ABS Cashflow modeling service, a European ABS pricing service and the ABSReports structure. This opening provides an excellent opportunity for recent graduates to establish themselves in the fast-growing CDS of ABS and CMBS market
Duties and Accountabilities
- Cross department interaction
- Daily data analysis for Markit ABCDS dealers
- Structured Finance Sales support
- Development and management of products surrounding Markit ABCDS service as well as new products
- Daily client interaction and support
- Providing Analyst support to the ABCDS product
- Staying abreast of the development of asset-backed securities and CDS of ABS and CMBS markets
Business Competencies
- Strong interpersonal skills to interact professionally with business heads and senior traders on a daily basis
- Self motivation with a strong desire to increase knowledge of Asset Backed Security Credit Default Swap, asset-backed securities, CDS, fixed-income products, and financial markets.
- Proficiency in Excel is required. Knowledge of SQL and VBA would be preferable, but not essential. Note that the successful candidate will be expected to learn these skills.
Personal Competencies
- Proven analytical, problem-solving and quantitative skills
- Ability to work well both independently and as a team member
- Bachelors Degree is required
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
The Contact
Please apply with CV and covering letter to careers.na@markit.com citing "Associate, Structured Finance Synthetic ABCDS Pricing Analyst " in your email.