Trader Short Term

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. The Municipal Trading Department within Edward Jones is primarily responsible for providing our Financial Advisors with a broad supply of highly diversified and fairly priced municipal bonds. These bonds help fulfill the unique needs of our clients. Our goal is to identify and analyze opportunities in the marketplace while consistently achieving best execution and evolving our trading capabilities to improve outcomes.

As a Trader II, you will play a critical role at the intersection of execution, analytics, and strategy, helping the desk evolve toward more data-driven and technology-enabled trading practices. You will be expected to not only execute trades and manage inventory, but also optimize execution outcomes, contribute to trading strategy development, and enhance systematic trading capabilities across the desk.

Ensure inventories align with firm research and portfolio guidance, leveraging new issues, bid wanteds, secondary purchases, and external offerings to identify capital commitment opportunities and manage corresponding positions

Execute trades across municipal markets while optimizing execution across multiple channels (dealer, electronic, internal flows)

Apply capital markets analytics, market data, and relative value analysis to inform trading decisions, identify opportunities, and improve execution outcomes

Enhance systematic and electronic trading strategies and execution models, improving efficiency, consistency, and scalability of trading outcomes

Leverage internal and external data sources to develop and expand desk analytics

Utilize trading systems and analytical tools to support data-driven insights and workflow improvements, and identify opportunities to enhance trading processes

Partner with internal teams to improve tools, advance analytics capabilities, and drive continuous process improvement across the desk

Manage risk through disciplined evaluation of inventory exposure, liquidity conditions, and market dynamics

Provide training and guidance to other traders, contributing to the development of team capabilities in areas such as pricing, analytics, execution strategy, and inventory management

Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships, including dealer networks, to enhance market access and execution outcomes

S. degree in business, economics, finance, or quantitative-related field

• 3+ years of financial services experience required; Demonstrated expertise in capital markets analytics, trading strategies, and risk management techniques
• Strong ability to analyze and interpret market data, including yield curves, credit dynamics, and relative value opportunities
• Experience applying data-driven insights to trading decisions and execution outcomes
• Proficiency with internal and external trading systems and tools, including Bloomberg and electronic trading platforms
• SIE, Series 7, 52, and 66 required (or obtained within 6 months depending on licensing windows)

Experience enhancing or working with electronic trading platforms, execution models, or systematic trading workflows

Proficiency with data and analytics tools such as:

Excel (advanced)

Power BI / Tableau

SQL, Python, or other programming languages

Experience working with large datasets, trade analytics, or execution performance analysis (e.g., pricing, hit rates, transaction cost analysis)

Familiarity with pricing models, valuation frameworks, and risk analytics

Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements or automation opportunities within a trading environment

Advanced degree or certifications (MBA, CFA, CFP, CPA or progress toward)

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Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program.