Trader – Fixed Income

in Financial Services
  • Chicago, IL View on Map
  • Salary: $140,000.00 - $150,000.00
Permanent

Job Detail

  • Experience Level Mid Level
  • Degree Type Bachelor of Science (BS)
  • Employment Full Time
  • Working Type On Site
  • Job Reference 0000007858
  • Salary Type Annually
  • Industry Asset Management;Hedge Fund
  • Selling Points

    Growing multi-billion fund in Chicago!

Job Description

Responsibilities:

  • Executing orders generated by the Firm’s optimization tools across a broad range of instruments, such as Bonds, bank loans, Structured Credit products (CLOs, MBS, etc.), Credit default swaps.
  • Monitoring existing positions across the Firm’s portfolios and the key risk metrics.
  • Analyzing all aspects of the execution, including transaction costs analysis, improve execution and reduce costs.
  • Reviewing and challenging data (both inputs and outputs) to ensure data accuracy.
  • Ensuring trading aligns with best execution requirements and policies.
  • Gathering market insights from dealers and relaying them to the Risk Management and Research Teams.

Qualifications:

  • 2-4 years of executing a broad range of fixed income instruments (both rates and credit) such as cash bonds, loans, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, structured products (CLOs, MBS, etc.), and equities, in either buy-side or sell-side institutions.
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