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Asset Management - Fixed Income Trader - Vice President

J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan

Worcester, MA, USA
Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Job Description

The Global Fixed Income Currency & Commodities (GFICC) Trading Team offers great career opportunity. J.P. Morgan Asset Management is a leading investment manager of choice for institutions, financial intermediaries and individual investors, worldwide. The clear focus on managing client assets and delivering strong risk-adjusted returns. Nearly 1,300 investment professionals providing strategies spanning the full spectrum of asset classes, including equity, fixed income, cash liquidity, currency, real estate, hedge funds and private equity. We hold leadership positions in the U.S., U.K., Continental Europe, Asia and Japan

As a Vice President Fixed Income Trader in the Global Fixed Income Currency & Commodities (GFICC) Trading Team, you are responsible for executing trades on behalf of our clients across several business lines. This specific role is for a Fixed Income Trader located in our Hong Kong office, reporting into the Head of APAC Trading.

Job Responsibilities

  • Execute primarily Emerging Market credit and rates (bonds, Inflation, Agency, SSAs, interest rate futures, interest rate swaps, inflation swaps, options) trades.
  • Demonstrate strong fundamental and technical market skills.
  • Adhere to all internal trading policies and procedures.
  • Present trade ideas, communicating market flows and color insights to our investment teams.
  • Build broker relationships and participating in broker performance reviews.
  • Present trading capabilities to current and prospective clients.
  • Represent Global Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities trading to both internal and external constituents.
  • Operate and contribute to the Trade Cost Analysis (TCA) process.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

  • Minimum BA/BSc with preference in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Maths.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in fixed income trading.
  • Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and the ability to present findings.
  • Ability to build and foster relationships both internally and externally.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

  • CFA Charterholder, CFA candidate or MBA preferred
  • Strong technology skills proficiency in Tradeweb, Bloomberg and Market Axess.
  • Experience trading corporate and government instruments (bonds and derivatives)