Brokerage Trading Specialist II

Fifth Third Bank

Madisonville (KY)

On-site

USD 50,000 - 72,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Fifth Third Bank seeks a Securities Trade Services Specialist II to support Investment Executives and customers in executing equity and mutual fund trades. The role requires Series 7 and Series 63 licenses, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication.

Location is Cincinnati, OH with the bank's comprehensive benefits offering. The position emphasizes accurate trade entry, risk awareness, and routine handling of settlement instructions while supporting client accounts and compliance

Qualifications

Understand all aspects of equity and mutual fund trading, including stop orders, limit orders, market orders, GTC orders, margin requirements, and option orders.
Ability to work in a stressful environment, meet deadlines, and service accounts with high attention to detail.
Problem-solving abilities and critical thinking skills.
Ability to multi-task.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong math and organizational skills.
PC literacy with proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Products, especially Excel.
Understanding of quote systems required.
Four-year college degree with business, accounting or related discipline. Experience in a similar position in the industry will be considered in lieu of a college degree.
1-3 years previous brokerage industry experience.
Series 7 and Series 63 licenses required.

Responsibilities

Receive and execute trade instructions from customers both directly and as a backup for unavailable Investment Executives and their assistants.
Accurately enter stock, mutual fund, bond, option, and UIT orders through NFS.
Maintain blotters of daily activity to satisfy compliance requirements.
Review and execute trades submitted through voice or Internet systems.
Arrange and monitor special settlement instruction requests for trades placed.
Execute broker requests for trade error corrections, requesting corrections through NFS and monitoring their successful completion.
Maintain and update gain and loss spreadsheets for errors.
Assist Investment Executives in all aspects of NFS trading system.
Ability to service both Investment Executives and clients of 5/3rd Securities in a professional and accurate manner.
Respond to calls regarding margin calls, Reg T buy-ins and sell-outs, status of transfers, and all other issues related to client accounts for Financial Advisors.
Answer a variety of account and/or procedure inquiries.
Answer questions on how to open new brokerage accounts and process maintenance requests on existing accounts.
Communicate, explain and process current account settlement instructions for sweeps, periodic investments, systematic withdrawal, dividend reinvestment, and ACH.