Fixed Income Trader

Primary Responsibilities:

• Market opportunistic and real-time trading opportunities based on proprietary desk analysis
• Develop extensive relationship with institutional account list.
• Fulfill or meet commission budgets set by management yearly.
• Be versed in the secondary trading of high yield and distressed Fixed Income securities as well as post re-organisation equities, convertibles, bank debt and trade claims.
• Provide timely and creative solutions in trading complex private and public securities, bank debt, trade claims
• Maintain and expand relationships with liquidity providers and further develop the use of trading platforms.
• Utilise market related research relating to trade flows, positioning and sentiment.
• Formulate investment opinions; interact and provide strategy to sales and trading force; provide interaction with institutional client base.
• Maintain updated knowledge on compliance matters as it relates to credit trading.
• Lead and participate actively in Sales & trading morning meetings and weekly research meetings to present research ideas and opportunities as well as to foster communication between Sales force and Trading team.

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

• Senior level ability to interpret dynamic and complex situations quickly and issue an opinion; ability to see the big picture and issue opinions and recommendations accordingly.
• Proven experience and success leveraging a sales and trading force and communicating successfully with the company executives regarding companies/industries covered.
• Team player who pro-actively communicates across the department and broader firm.
• Passion for uncovering unique insights into companies, as well as motivating and driving values within department.
• Communication skills, written and oral are essential; opinions must be communicated and disseminated in a timely manner.
• Core understanding of stock market and implications of underlying economic trends and current events.
• Good understanding (i.e. income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, etc.).

Education & Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience
• Experience in investment banking/brokerage industry.
• Degree level education required
• FCA, CF30 Customer Qualification and Series 7 & 63 FINRA Licenses ideally
• Excellent knowledge of Bloomberg