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A Day in the Life

Yukari Hara

Job Description : Equities
Business : Sales & Trading Middle Office
Year of Entry : 2005

8:30 Arrive at work
8:30-11:00 Check emails that arrived overnight and respond to requests concerning the previous day’s trading. If necessary, I contact overseas middle offices and operations to respond to these requests.
  When Sales has obtained new clients I work closely with Sales and Compliance in opening new accounts. I also update client accounts that are shared globally.
11:00 Outside lunch with other members of my team. This is the important tie to refresh myself.
12:30 Project meeting.
Attend a meeting as a member of the system development project to streamline booking operations. Discuss within the project team in Japan and also exchange opinions with our global project team in New York, Lndon and Hong Kong.
14:00 Check on the trading content and volume and make preparations for market closing.
15:00 When the market closes at 3:00 PM, I start on the booking operations, the most important Middle Office task.
The tickets provided by traders are passed out among the team members to make confirmations and contact the clients.
There are constant calls from traders and clients, so this is the time of day when you need to be on your toes and when you really have to concentrate.
17:30 After booking all the trades, we confirm trade details with clients.
Due to the time difference, we are mainly responsible for clients in Asia and Australia. However, since evening in Japan is morning in London and Europe, I also contact clients in Europe directly by telephone to confirm.
18:30 Study session with a team.
Share any information related to the today's booking operations among the team members. Discuss and resolve problems if necessary.
19:00-19:30 Leave the office.
After work Enjoy a massage, go shopping or dinner with my friends.
23:30 Go to bed

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