# Trading Assistant

[Verition Fund Management](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/verition-fund-management.md) · New York · United States · [Hedge Fund & Quant](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/hedge-fund-quant.md)

Verition Fund Management is hiring a Trading Assistant in New York. Posted 2026-04-13; applications close 2026-06-12.

**Apply**: https://www.verition.com/open-positions?gh_jid=5106055007

Posted 9d ago.

## Role details

## Position

Trading Assistant

## Team

Credit

## Location

Norwalk, CT & New York, NY

## Company Overview

Verition Fund Management LLC (“Verition”) is a multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund founded in 2008. Verition focuses on global investment strategies including Credit, Fixed Income & Macro, Convertible & Volatility Arbitrage, Event-Driven, Equity Long/Short & Capital Markets, and Quantitative Strategies.

## Role Summary

The Credit Trading Assistant is a high-impact seat designed for a recent graduate who wants to become a credit trader. Domain knowledge will be taught on the desk. The role starts operationally — booking trades, reconciling positions, maintaining desk infrastructure — but rapidly expands into execution and idea generation as the candidate proves their reliability and market judgment.

## Key Responsibilities

  
- Reconciling morning, midday and EOD P&L and positions.
  
- Booking all trades ensuring accurate capture in OMS.
  
- Identify friction points in existing processes and propose automation or workflow improvements.
  
- Various one-off projects for the team.

## Qualifications

  
- Extremely diligent self-starter, proactive and wants to learn.
  
- Composure under pressure, clear and direct communication, competitive instinct.
  
- Strong foundation in math, statistics, or financial theory.
  
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, or a similarly rigorous quantitative discipline.
  
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python preferred) with demonstrated ability to build functional tools: scripts, dashboards, data pipelines, or simple web apps.
  
- Work in Norwalk 4-5x per week.

## Salary

Salary Range: $100,000 — $150,000 USD

## More open roles at Verition Fund Management

- [2026 Summer Internship - Non-Investment Risk (HK)](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/69c2bdb4471229df412bc052.md) — Hong Kong, posted 29d ago
- [Summer 2026 Internship - Treasury Technology](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/698145c90d40c0cd063232cf.md) — New York, posted 2mo ago
- [2026 Summer Internship - Investment (APAC)](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/6967a7abeea74cf396f559e4.md) — Hong Kong, posted 3mo ago
- [US Equity L/S - Energy Analyst](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/69432ef9012613914ba90934.md) — New York, posted 4mo ago
- [Equity Quantitative Researcher/Developer](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/689886152cae2077462de2e2.md) — New York, posted 9mo ago

---

Updated: 2026-04-22
Canonical: https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/69dd6f346e77a8e2b8505e06