C. A. Articleship - Fixed Income

Functional Responsibility/ Domain Related:

• Valuations of various Indian debt instruments including corporate bonds, money market instruments, government securities, state development loans, Treasury bills etc.
• Construction and review of yield curve across issuers, sectors and rating categories.
• Establishing a strong network for polling across market participants - mutual funds, insurance companies, banks, primary dealers, brokers, arrangers and other active investor/traders segments
• Polling with various debt market participants on a daily basis for sourcing required pricing information.
• Sourcing and analyzing trades/pricing data received from various market sources (exchanges, asset managers etc.) for the purpose of valuations.
• Preparation of valuation models using excel/VBA.
• Preparation of ad-hoc analytical report for the purpose of senior management and/or for external agencies.
• Preparation and maintenance of documentation related to valuations
• Assistance in development, testing, maintenance of various in-house applications

Desirable Skills:

• Fixed income dealing experience in CP, CD and corporate bonds in Indian debt markets
• Strong connect with market participants including fund managers, arrangers, PDs, issuers, brokers etc
• Analytical inclination and fixed income fundamentals knowledge.
• Strong oral, written and presentation skills
• Fixed income market understanding
• Working knowledge of MS office products and VBA