Trader II

Edward Jones; Tempe (AZ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Edward Jones in Tempe, AZ invites experienced traders to join our Municipal Trading Department to provide a broad supply of fairly priced municipal bonds to Financial Advisors and clients. You will analyze opportunities, execute trades across municipal markets, and apply data-driven analytics to guide decisions and improve outcomes.

The role requires a BA/BS in business, economics, or finance and 3+ years in financial services with capital markets experience.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in business, economics, finance, or quantitative field.
• 3+ years in financial services with capital markets experience.
• Expertise in capital markets analytics, trading strategies, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure inventories align with firm research and portfolio guidance.
• Execute trades across municipal markets and optimize multiple channels.
• Apply market data analytics to inform decisions and improve execution.
• Enhance systematic trading strategies and desk analytics.
• Develop and expand desk analytics using internal and external data sources.
• Support data-driven insights to improve trading processes and risk control.
• Collaborate with internal teams to advance analytics capabilities.
• Manage risk through disciplined evaluation of inventory and market dynamics.
• Deliver client service excellence for branch inquiries and execution support.
• Provide training to traders on pricing, analytics, and execution strategy.
• Build strong relationships with dealer networks to improve market access.

Skills

Capital markets analytics

Trading strategies

Risk management

Market data analysis

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or finance

Tools

Bloomberg

Electronic trading platforms

Job description

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 17-Sep-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately‑owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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Team Overview

Do you have interest in having direct engagement in the capital markets while supporting the needs of 9 million individual investors? If so, this may be the ideal opportunity for you.

The Municipal Trading Department within Edward Jones is primarily responsible for providing our Financial Advisors with a broad supply of highly diversified and fairly priced municipal bonds. These bonds help fulfill the unique needs of our clients. Our goal is to identify and analyze opportunities in the marketplace while consistently achieving best execution and evolving our trading capabilities to improve outcomes.

What you will do

• Ensure inventories align with firm research and portfolio guidance, leveraging new issues, bid wanteds, secondary purchases, and external offerings to identify capital commitment opportunities and manage corresponding positions
• Execute trades across municipal markets while optimizing execution across multiple channels (dealer, electronic, internal flows)
• Apply capital markets analytics, market data, and relative value analysis to inform trading decisions, identify opportunities, and improve execution outcomes
• Enhance systematic and electronic trading strategies and execution models, improving efficiency, consistency, and scalability of trading outcomes
• Leverage internal and external data sources to develop and expand desk analytics
• Utilize trading systems and analytical tools to support data-driven insights and workflow improvements, and identify opportunities to enhance trading processes
• Partner with internal teams to improve tools, advance analytics capabilities, and drive continuous process improvement across the desk
• Manage risk through disciplined evaluation of inventory exposure, liquidity conditions, and market dynamics
• Deliver client service excellence for all branch-related inquiries, providing market insights and supporting advisors with timely and accurate execution
• Provide training and guidance to other traders, contributing to the development of team capabilities in areas such as pricing, analytics, execution strategy, and inventory management
• Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships, including dealer networks, to enhance market access and execution outcomes

What Experience You Need

• B.A./B.S. degree in business, economics, finance, or quantitative-related field
• 3+ years of financial services experience required; capital markets experience preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in capital markets analytics, trading strategies, and risk management techniques
• Strong ability to analyze and interpret market data, including yield curves, credit dynamics, and relative value opportunities
• Experience applying data-driven insights to trading decisions and execution outcomes
• Proficiency with internal and external trading systems and tools, including Bloomberg and electronic trading platforms
• SIE, Series 7, 52, and 66 required (or obtained within 6 months depending on licensing windows)

What Could Set You Apart

• Experience enhancing or working with electronic trading platforms, execution models, or systematic trading workflows
• Proficiency with data and analytics tools such as Excel (advanced), Power BI / Tableau, SQL, Python, or other programming languages
• Experience working with large datasets, trade analytics, or execution performance analysis (e.g., pricing, hit rates, transaction cost analysis)
• Familiarity with pricing models, valuation frameworks, and risk analytics
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements or automation opportunities within a trading environment
• Advanced degree or certifications (MBA, CFA, CFP, CPA or progress toward)

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

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Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.