Overview Position Purpose: Learn the necessary skills to become an effective trading desk assistant by completing required training and working with experienced Risk Management Consultant(s) to receive skills in developing a client base and commodity risk management programs for those clients. Responsibilities Primary Accountabilities/Responsibilities: • Accepts orders, changes, and cancellations from customers via the telephone and distributes to trade desk to place transaction. (Contingent upon passing Series 3 exam) • Notifies customers of filled orders, margin positions and other pertinent information. • Reconciles accounts and updates customer information, including purchases and open orders. • Maintains hedge records and research databases. • Learns all the functions, strategies, and techniques to become an effective trade desk assistant. • Completes risk management training curriculum including classroom instruction and on-site learning under the guidance of an experienced Risk Management Consultant(s). • Develops expertise in the Cotton futures market and in external markets including but not limited to Forex, other agricultural markets. • Helps manage day to day operational duties for supporting clients. • Creates daily market reports to support the desk brokers' market commentaries. • This list of responsibilities may not be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as needed. Qualifications Key Skills • Motivated with outstanding personal qualities and intellectual abilities • Ambitious and Determined • Able to cope with stress • Negotiation skills • Strong attention to detail • Commitment to customer service excellence Job Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Finance, Economics, or related field to include Business Management • Master’s degree in related fields is preferred, but not required • Series 3 Commodities Brokerage License required within 4 months of start date (company sponsored) • Works well in a team environment, yet self-starter with personal initiative • Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple projects in a busy, demanding environment • Excellent interpersonal skills, able to get along with a variety of people/personalities • Professional and mature communicator • Numerically capable with advanced proficiency in excel for database development • Authorized to work in the US for any employer • Potential for relocation to other internationally based StoneX offices.