High Yield Fixed Income Trader

Primary Responsibilities:

Market opportunistic and real-time trading opportunities based on proprietary desk analysis
Develop extensive relationship with institutional account list.
Fulfill or meet commission budgets set by management yearly.
Be versed in the secondary trading of high yield and distressed fixed income securities as well as post re-organisation equities, convertibles, bank debt and trade claims.
Provide timely and creative solutions in trading complex private and public securities, bank debt, trade claims
Maintain and expand relationships with liquidity providers and further develop the use of trading platforms.
Utilise market related research relating to trade flows, positioning and sentiment.

Formulate investment opinions; interact and provide strategy to sales and trading force; provide interaction with institutional client base.
Maintain updated knowledge on compliance matters as it relates to credit trading.
Lead and participate actively in Sales & trading morning meetings and weekly research meetings to present research ideas and opportunities as well as to foster communication between Sales force and Trading team.

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

Senior level ability to interpret dynamic and complex situations quickly and issue an opinion; ability to see the big picture and issue opinions and recommendations accordingly.
Proven experience and success leveraging a sales and trading force and communicating successfully with the company executives regarding companies/industries covered.
Team player who pro-actively communicates across the department and broader firm.
Passion for uncovering unique insights into companies, as well as motivating and driving values within department.
Communication skills, written and oral are essential; opinions must be communicated and disseminated in a timely manner.
Core understanding of stock market and implications of underlying economic trends and current events.
Good understanding (i.e. income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, etc.).

Education & Experience

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