What are the responsibilities and job description for the Credit Trader - Executive Director position at JPMorgan Chase?
Job Description
We are one of the world’s largest trading firms, renowned globally for our breadth of services and unparalleled expertise. We make markets in virtually all major asset classes while engineering complex financial solutions to manage risk, enhance yield and solve clients’ complex financial problems. Globally, we hold leadership positions across the equity and fixed income product spectrum with hubs in three global regions: the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. We are also a leading innovator in the derivative market, structuring derivatives to manage risk, enhance yield and solve clients’ complex financial problems. Markets on the rise include futures & options, as well as commodities.
Job Summary:
As an Executive Director on the Credit trading desk, you will provide market pricing and liquidity to the firm’s internal and external clients on relevant sectors with tight cooperation with the sales force. Additionally you will be providing market color and commentary and consult with clients on bespoke needs or enquiries. You will make markets and provide investor clients with liquidity in US High Grade credit, working closely with the broader trading team and sales. The job will require you to engage directly with clients, provide market color and interact with portfolio and systematic trading.
Job responsibilities:
- Market making broad range of Investment Grade/Crossover Credits profitably
- Interacting with the global sales forces and client base to provide pricing and trade ideas where required to clients
- Interacting with publishing research analysts and desk analysts
- Providing real time analysis of relevant news flow, both macro and micro
- Develop use of Algorithmic pricing/Systematic market making tools
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- 10 years of experience in a Corporate Bond trading role or similar
- In-depth knowledge of investment grade credit and synergies with E and portfolio trading
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical ability
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Familiarity with coding and large datasets a plus
