Portfolio & Trading Assistant Position Available In Miami-Dade, Florida

Portfolio & Trading Assistant Arena Investors I Quaestor Advisors – 1.0

Miami, FL Job Details Full-time Estimated:

$48.1K – $62.5K a year 6 hours ago Qualifications Computer science Microsoft Excel Trading Finance Analysis skills Bachelor’s degree Accounting Macros 1 year Communication skills Entry level Analytics Full Job Description Arena Investors, LP is a global investment management firm that seeks to generate attractive risk adjusted, consistent and uncorrelated returns by employing a fundamentals based, asset-oriented financing and investing strategy across the entire credit/equity spectrum in areas where conventional sources of capital are scarce. Arena is looking to expand the PIPEs/Event-Driven/Arbitrage team through the addition of a Portfolio/Trading Assistant. In this role, this individual will work with the Portfolio Manager. Ideal candidates will be organized, self-motivated, resourceful and able to work effectively with all internal functional groups.

Responsibilities:

Provide oversight of existing trading positions, conversion/warrant levels, and target levels. Provide real-time analysis of target universe of current/potential investments. Maintain credit risk and market risk analysis spreadsheets. Monitor news flow for any updates on investments, potential investments, industries, etc. Listen to relevant conference calls (deal announcements, earnings, sell-side analysis, expert calls) and attend conferences to enhance our investment research processes. Develop reporting tools to update Portfolio Manager intraday. Create and maintain various screening tools for potential investment opportunities. Maintain multiple outreach campaigns to target companies for potential investment opportunities. Assist in creating investment memos to be presented to the Investment Committee for approval to allocate capital to various investment opportunities. Assist in structuring transactions, negotiations and closing PIPE deals. Work with operations, legal, financial and accounting teams on process management, diligence, identifying errors, etc. Requirements The individual will have demonstrated an ability to work in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment with an ability to think broadly about the business, incorporating continual improvement of processes and procedures with a goal of excellence while focusing on accuracy and efficiency. BA (or equivalent) with finance, accounting, economic or quantitative focus Experience with merger arb/relative value trading/analysis or direct lending/PIPEs Ability to execute basic equity/credit/bond transactions Basic risk arbitrage analytics maintenance Knowledge of convertibles, bonds, bank debts, CDS, derivatives, options, etc. Strong written and oral communication skills 1-2 years PIPEs/trading experience Experience with Excel Macros or other computer science based automation is a plus