Junior Tech & Execution Graduate

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries and is made up of 5,300 people who work together to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist. ICAP, part of TP ICAP Group, offers a wide variety of execution and information services to wholesale market participants. The firm provides broking services covering a range of asset classes, including Commodities, Credit, Equities, FX, Money Market Funds and Rates, with e‑trading capability and the option to engage brokers. Role Overview This graduate opportunity sits at the intersection of technology and trading within the ICAP Relative Value (ICRV) Fixed Income execution team. It is designed for a technology‑driven analyst who wants to build and own the robust tools and data capabilities that power the desk, while gaining first‑hand exposure to trade execution. The role operates on a 70/30 split: approximately 70% of your time focuses on technology, analytics and tooling, while the remaining 30% provides a guided rotation into execution workflows. During this rotation, you will undertake a year‑long training program and complete the necessary exams to become a fully registered broker. The position emphasises designing and maintaining Excel‑based applications, data pipelines and analytics tools that drive the desk’s decision‑making, all while supporting day‑to‑day trading operations. Development Programme Phase 1 – Execution Learning & Training (Months0–3): Build a practical foundation in the fixed‑income execution lifecycle, controls and desk workflow while completing licensing requirements. Absorb fundamentals of Fixed Income (Bonds, IR Futures, Options) and relative value concepts that drive our business, learn how our tools ingest data and inform strategy and navigate the desk’s workflow to identify optimisations. Phase 2 – Execution Rotation (Months3–9): Apply Phase1 learning in supervised production workflows, focus on operational discipline and risk controls, perform supervised trade input, reconciliation and quote support, and use your trading experience to re‑engineer tools and fix pain points in the technology stream. Phase 3 – Data & Engineering Track (Months9+): Learn and apply technology foundations to build scalable, reliable tools and data capabilities for the desk. Pivot to deeper data engineering, lead initiatives in development, optimisation and explore advanced languages (Python/VBA) to future‑proof the desk’s capabilities. Workplace On‑site in Florida, 5 days in‑office. Role Responsibilities Design, build and maintain robust Excel‑based applications that power the desk’s pricing, valuation and risk management, utilizing advanced formulas, data models and VBA. Architect reproducible workflows to ingest, clean and validate market and trade data, ensuring the desk has accurate, real‑time analytics for decision‑making. Create and maintain a library of BPMN diagrams to visualise and document desk workflows, helping to map current trading processes and new technical developments. Analyse daily workflows to identify manual inefficiencies and build automated tools to speed up these processes. Assist in integrating desk‑specific tools with the team’s core trading systems, maintaining data feeds, speculative connections and testing feature changes. Ensure timely input of trades into trading systems. Resolve trade queries received internally or externally and ensure discrepancies are resolved promptly. Identify trade opportunities and calculate strategies. Keep trade records up to date. Give live quotes to traders through the messaging systems. Monitor markets and follow financial news and developments. Liaise with clients, via telephone and face‑to‑face, to provide a reliable and efficient broking service. Fulfil additional or ad‑hoc duties as required to meet business needs. Experience / Competencies Educated to a degree level – ideally with a technology‑based or highly numerical/analytical degree, with elements of finance. Demonstrable passion for data with the ability to interpret complex quantitative information and explain it to non‑technical audiences. Software development skills – any programming language, any environment; ability to produce scripts, macros and other automation. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (formulas, lookups, pivot tables, data modelling; VBA essential). Foundational understanding of global financial markets and fixed‑income concepts (government bonds, interest‑rate products; equity exposure beneficial). Clear, concise written and verbal communication; able to document processes and collaborate within a small, high‑performing team. Excellent attention to detail, disciplined approach to data validation and commitment to operational risk controls. Comfortable working to deadlines in a fast‑paced environment; calm under pressure. Language skills (verbal and written). Solid understanding of statistics. Prior experience (internships or projects) supporting front‑office trading desks or execution workflows. Exposure to Python and VBA is beneficial; SQL familiarity helpful. R experience is also a plus. Solid understanding of AI models provided by marquee brands. Role Band & Level Professional, Level5. Annual salary $65,000–$70,000, with competitive performance bonuses based on key results. Location USA – 2424 North Federal Highway Suite307, Boca Raton, FL. #J-18808-Ljbffr 670 TP ICAP Americas Holdings Inc.