Associate Trader II, Fixed Income Trading
Edward Jones
Team Overview
Within the Edward Jones culture of partnership, the Agent & Program Trading Team plays a critical role in supporting the firm's retail fixed income trading activities. The team is responsible for facilitating client trading activity across multiple programs and fixed income product types, including CDs, Treasuries, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Municipal Bonds, Corporate Bonds, and other fixed income investments. By delivering competitive pricing, strong execution quality, and best execution for client orders, the team helps support the unique needs of more than 8 million clients across the U.S. and Canada.
As an Associate Trader II, you will take on increasing responsibility for trade execution, market analysis, client facilitation, and business improvement initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to deepen your capital markets knowledge, develop expertise across a broad range of fixed income products and client trading programs, and contribute to a highly collaborative environment focused on client service, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
- Execute Agent and Program Trading responsibilities with limited guidance while facilitating client trading activity and supporting best execution across multiple fixed income products and programs.
- Demonstrate understanding of market analytics, including economic, credit-specific, monetary policy, and geopolitical impacts on fixed income markets and trading activity.
- Deliver client service excellence by researching and resolving general and non-routine branch inquiries.
- Ensure best execution and understand all firm and industry regulatory requirements.
- Establish an in-depth understanding of internal and external trading systems and related tools.
- Utilize data and analytical tools to support trading decisions, business monitoring, and performance measurement.
- Complete projects supporting the trading team's business plan, including operational excellence, process improvement, and automation initiatives.