Portfolio Trading [Multiple Positions Available]

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 256,500 - 313,500; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York seeks a senior desk trader to structure and price OTC fixed income securities, design digital platforms to provide data to clients, and deploy optimization for fixed income portfolios.

You will liaison with clients and traders, train juniors, create marketing materials, and write code to enhance workflow while developing portfolio solutions across Corporate Bonds, Municipals, and securitized products. Up to 20% travel.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance or related field plus 3 years of experience in portfolio trading or related roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field plus 5 years of experience in portfolio trading or related roles.
• Experience with securitizing products, trading protocols for asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Bloomberg for pricing, marketing, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Structure and price lists of OTC fixed income securities.
• Design digital platforms to provide data to clients and deploy optimization for fixed income.
• Liaise with clients and traders to price, manage risk, and market portfolio ideas.
• Train junior team members in pricing, risk management, and reporting responsibilities.
• Create marketing materials and develop portfolio solutions across bonds and securitized products.
• Write code to optimize workflow and improve buy-side trading experience.

Skills

Securitizing products

Pricing portfolio trades

Portfolio trading

Bank research

PowerPoint

Excel

Bloomberg

Client relations

Python

Education

Master's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Bloomberg

Job description

Duties

Structure and price lists of OTC fixed income securities. Design digital platforms to provide data to clients. Design and deploy optimization functionality for fixed income securities. Liaise with clients on investment needs and market trends. Liaise with other traders to price and manage risk. Train junior members of the team to perform pricing, risk management, and reporting responsibilities. Create and refine marketing materials. Write code to optimize workflow. Work with sales force to find new avenues of distribution. Focus on developing portfolio solutions for a broad investor space in the fixed income market, including Corporate Bonds, Municipals, and securitized products. This position requires up to 20% domestic and international travel for visiting clients.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum education and experience required: Master\'s degree in Finance or related field of study plus three (3) years of experience in the job offered or as Portfolio Trading, E-Markets, Portfolio Manager or related occupation. The employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor\'s degree in Finance or related field of study plus five (5) years of experience in the job offered or as Portfolio Trading, E-Markets, Portfolio Manager or related occupation.

Skills Required: This position requires three (3) years of experience with the following: Securitizing products for detailed knowledge of the underliers, syndication process, and trading protocols for asset backed securities and mortgage-backed securities; This position requires two (2) years of experience with the following: Using PowerPoint to create marketing materials that educate clients on the value of portfolio trading; Using Excel to model and price portfolio trades; Utilizing Bloomberg to analyze bond pricing and risk; Pitching trade ideas to institutional clients based on bank research reports; Creating, pricing, and derisking investment grade corporate bond, high yield corporate bond, Muni bond, and structured product portfolio trades; pitching fixed income products including corporate bonds, Muni bonds, and structured products to institutional clients and managing client relationships; This position requires any amount of experience with the following: Constructing trades that improve net investment income, asset liability matching, and capital requirements for insurers, asset managers, and pension funds using linear optimization libraries in python; Leveraging fixed income mathematics to price large lists of corporate bond, municipal bond, and structured product portfolios; Designing novel digital platforms to share sell side analytics with the buy side and improve the buy side trading experience; This position requires knowledge of the following: Insurance capital requirements for North America, Bermuda, and UK jurisdictions required to improve net investment income, asset liability matching, and capital requirements for insurers domiciled in those regions.

Job Location

270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. This position requires up to 20% domestic and international travel for visiting clients.

Employment Details

Full-Time. Salary: $285,000 - $285,000 per year.