Junior Fixed Income Trader — Relative-Value, Onsite Chicago

Trading Interview; Northfield Township (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options

Employer paid life and AD&D insurance

Voluntary LTD, Life & AD&D insurance

Flexible vacation policy

Retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

DV Trading is seeking a Junior Trader with Fixed Income experience to join our Northfield trading team in Illinois. This on-site role requires relocation to the Chicago area and working from our Northfield office for no less than two years.

You will support relative value trading across fixed income markets, help identify opportunities, monitor conditions, assist with trade execution, risk monitoring, and portfolio analysis, while building tools and models with senior traders and risk/ops teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months experience on a relative value trading desk.
• Fixed income trading experience preferred.
• Strong work ethic with discipline and attention to detail.
• Ability to learn quickly and take feedback to improve.
• Comfortable in a demanding, performance-driven trading environment.
• Must be willing to relocate to the Chicago area.
• Must be able to work onsite at Northfield office for at least two years.

Responsibilities

• Support relative value trading across fixed income and related markets.
• Help identify and evaluate relative value opportunities.
• Monitor market conditions, liquidity, positioning, and macro developments.
• Assist with trade execution, risk monitoring, and portfolio analysis.
• Work closely with senior traders, research, risk, and operations teams.
• Build and maintain tools, reports, and models to support trading decisions.
• Stay engaged with markets throughout the day and be prepared to work long hours when conditions require it.

Skills

Relative value trading

Fixed income trading

Attention to detail

Discipline

Work under pressure

Relocation willing

Job description

DV Trading is seeking a Junior Trader with Fixed Income experience to join our Northfield trading team in Illinois. This on-site role requires relocation to the Chicago area and working from our Northfield office for no less than two years.

You will support relative value trading across fixed income markets, help identify opportunities, monitor conditions, assist with trade execution, risk monitoring, and portfolio analysis, while building tools and models with senior traders and risk/ops teams.