Junior Trader

1201 Invesco Advisors Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Hybrid schedule

401(k) matching

Health benefits

Parental Leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Invesco, a leading global investment firm in Atlanta, seeks a junior trader to support the FICC trading team, focusing on best execution across FX, equity derivatives, and commodity derivatives. Initial focus on FX funding and repatriation trading for global equity flows and daily ELN/FLEX option trading.

Longer term, you will learn other products within Invesco's FICC umbrella, collaborating with operations, risk, and compliance, and helping produce performance reports and transaction cost

Qualifications

• Strong interest in financial markets is a priority.
• Organized and detail oriented, with the ability to multi-task and maintain focus during periods of heightened trading activity.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility will be the best execution of trades across multiple product areas, including FX, equity derivatives, and commodity derivatives.
• Liaise with operations, risk, compliance, and legal departments to ensure smooth trade execution and settlement, and compliance with the firm’s framework.
• Cultivate relationships with counterparties to support liquidity and idea flow, and attend meetings as needed.
• Assist portfolio managers in monitoring and analyzing portfolio positions and potential trades.

Skills

Interest in markets

Multi-tasking

Detail oriented

Organized

Education

Finance-focused degree

Tools

Aladdin

Charles River

Job description

About Invesco

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

What’s in it for you? Our people are at the very core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including:

• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Parental Leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan

Job Description

About the Department/Team:

The candidate will be joining the FICC (Fixed Income, Currency, Commodity) trading team. The team is responsible for trading a range of over-the-counter and exchange-listed financial instruments on behalf of Invesco’s global investment teams.

About the Role:

The junior trading role will primarily focus on the best execution of trades across multiple product areas, including FX, equity derivatives, and commodity derivatives. The initial focus will be on FX funding and repatriation trading that is required for global equity trading flows, as well as the daily equity-linked-note (ELN) and FLEX option trading. Longer term, the candidate will have the opportunity to learn and trade other products under the Invesco FICC umbrella.

Responsibilities of the Role:

Primary responsibility will be the best execution of trades across multiple product areas, including FX, equity derivatives, and commodity derivatives. Liaise with operations, risk, compliance, and legal departments to ensure smooth trade execution and settlement, comply with the firm’s compliance framework and ensuring adherence to local regulations. Cultivate relationships with counterparties in support of the firm’s access to liquidity and investment idea flow. This may include attending meetings, some of which may be after normal business hours, with counterparties and other industry representatives, for the purpose of developing appropriate industry contacts and relationships. Assist portfolio managers in monitoring and analyzing portfolio positions and potential trades. Maintain awareness of developments in market structure, liquidity, regulations, and trading technology. Assist in the automation of and prepare performance related reports, utilizing market and execution data to provide value-add transaction cost analysis.

Requirements for the Role:

• College degree, with a finance or quant focus being a plus, but not a requirement.
• Trading experience, and/or familiarity with Aladdin or Charles River is a plus, but not a requirement.
• Strong interest in financial markets is a priority.
• Organized and detail oriented, with the ability to multi-task and maintain focus during periods of heighted trading activity.

Full Time / Part Time Full time Worker Type Employee Job Exempt (Yes / No) Yes Workplace Model Pursuant to Invesco’s Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm’s most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in an Invesco office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other’s growth and development.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.

Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.