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Under this sector, you'll find all of our trading jobs.

Trading positions require tracking the markets and then buying and selling products, usually through technology. Trading careers are defined by both what products are traded (such as equities, foreign exchange, or commodities) and by the type of trader.

There are several different kinds of careers in trading:

Flow traders - These are people who buy and sell financial products for a bank's clients.

Proprietary (or "prop") traders - These are a carefully chosen group of higher level traders who trade the bank's own money.

Execution traders - These traders mainly place trades for analysts and fund managers.

Sales traders - These are a mix between salespeople and traders, recommending products to clients and executing any trades which have come about from their recommendations.

Trading roles have been significantly changed by the advance of technology over the last 10 years, but investment banks also hire people for separate electronic trading divisions.

Electronic trading has sped trades dramatically, dropped the cost of transactions and greatly increased transparency in the markets. Using algorithms - computer systems which make decisions on price, timing and size of an order - also shrank average trade sizes.

Automation has completely transformed the market from one where much human activity was required into one where the computers do most of the work in executing and processing trades. Due to this change, many traditional trading roles were eliminated. To balance this, electronic trading has created many new positions and careers in trading.

These new opportunities for finance jobs in trading include:

Quantitative analysts - Quants are brilliant at math, which is very important for gaining an edge in trading electronically. Quant jobs involve designing, developing and deploying execution algorithms with a mathematical approach to find investment opportunities and strategies in the market.

Consultants - It's the consultant's job to keep clients happy with services. Consultants create a number of statistical reports, such as transaction cost analysis and trade reports, to make sure clients are taking advantage of trading tools effectively. Consultants are also able to provide tips on improving performance.

Sales traders - It's the sales trader's job to perform the execution of trades for clients, while also offering a choice of the bank's e-trading products and helping a customer decide which one suits their needs. This position requires a mix of marketing and client relationship management. Banks also hire pure salespeople.

Market structure jobs - This position is defined by research; market structure professionals analyze reported regulatory changes and macro trends and create reports describing their possible effect on the trading environment.

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Alpha Generating Quantitative Researcher/Strategist - Stat Arb High Frequency Hedge Fund - Unprecedented Salary Packages Westbourne Partners $250-400k + PnL Bonus New York, NY, 10001 25 May 12

High Frequency Statistical Arbitrage trading fund with an established fund in London and more recently an offi...

Boutique High Frequency Prop Trading firm - Software Engineers (C++/Java) - Cira $400k TC Westbourne Partners $250-400k + PnL Bonus New York, NY, 10001 25 May 12

Well funded ($Billion) Prop trading firm looking to hire Software Engineers (C++/Java) to help develop a marke...

Futures and Options electronic trading sales– New York EC1 Partners $140 - $180 basic – depending on experie... New York, NY, 10001 25 May 12

Role Overview: To drive the on-going development and deployment of a range of the companies, F&O electronic ...

Equity Index Options Trader - NYC Selby Jennings Equity Highly competitive New York, NY, 10001 25 May 12

Trading, Equity, Derivatives, Index Options, Volatility, Vanilla, New York City, USA, Highly Competitive

Jersey City, USA: Fixed Income Quant at global Trading firm Selby Jennings QRF Excellent Jersey City, NJ, 07097 25 May 12

Fixed Income, Options, Quantitative, Analyst, Model, C++, Unix, Linux, PhD, maths, algorithms

Quantitative Credit Analyst Macquarie Information not provided New York, NY, 10001 25 May 12

The Credit Trading quant team is looking to add a junior to mid level quantitative analyst.

Chief Operating/Financial Officer at Commodity Hedge Fund Not Disclosed Competitive Portland, OR 24 May 12

Highly-successful, awarding-winning hedge fund. Founded in 2001, firm's commodity strategy has a six-year trac...

Front Office Credit Analyst / Developer Comprehensive Recruiting Outstanding compensation and benefit pla... New York City, NY 24 May 12

Global financial firm is looking to add an Analyst to their CDO Trading Desk.

Mortgage Trader BNP Paribas not disclosed New York, NY 24 May 12

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C++ Prop Trading Rimrock Associates, Inc. 150-300k New York, NY 24 May 12

Proprietary trading firm seeks talented up and coming C++ developer.

Senior Portfolio Manager required – Leading Hedge Fund – NY, USA – Up to $300k + Bonus + Package Montash Limited Up to $300k + Bonus + Package New York, NY, 10001 24 May 12

Senior Portfolio Manager required – Leading Hedge Fund – NY, USA – Up to $300k + Bonus + Package

Project Manager Collateral SOLO Management Inc. $100,000 New York City, NY 24 May 12

Manage, Monitor and Control projects for full life cycle, Initiation, Planning, Execution and Closure.

Condensates & NGL's Purchaser, Salary: Highly Competitive, (Condensates, Gas Liquids, NGL, Energy, Physical, Trader, Houston, us Buyer) Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive Houston, TX, 77001 24 May 12

A leading oil and energy company are looking for a physical condensates trader for their desk in Calgary. The...

Condensates & NGL's Purchaser, Salary: Highly Competitive, (Condensates, Gas Liquids, NGL, Energy, Physical, Trader, us Buyer) - Houston Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive Houston, TX, 77001 24 May 12

A leading oil and energy company are looking for a physical condensates trader for their desk in Calgary. The...

Senior Operational Risk The Forum Group Base and Bonus Manhattan, NY, 10167 24 May 12

Senior Operational Risk Analyst-Capital Markets

Director Level - US Domestic Crude Supply, Salary: Highly Competitive, (Business Development, Trading, Supply, Leasing, Crude, Texas, Oil, Energy) - based in Houston, Texas Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive Houston, TX, 77001 24 May 12

A market leading physical oil and energy house based in Houston is currently developing their crude team. The...

Senior Agricultural Trader - Physical, Financial, Grains, Edible Oils, Soft Commodities, Salary: Highly Competitive - based in NEW YORK, USA Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive New York, NY, 10001 24 May 12

I am working with a leading Investment bank who is expanding their agricultural trading team in New York and i...

Trading – Metals Trading - Salary: Highly Competitive, (Precious, Metals, Gold, Silver, Platinum, Options, Commodities, Trading) - NYC Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive New York, NY, 10001 24 May 12

Our clients, an industry leader in metals trading are looking to expand their precious metals team in New York...

Broker - Head Oil Futures Broker, Salary: Highly Competitive, (Oil, Crude, Energy, Futures, Derivatives, Broker) - located in New York - USA Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive New York, NY, 10001 24 May 12

A market leading brokerage is looking to develop their listed derivative business in the US and seeking an exp...

CDO/ CLO trader, New York, USA Selby Jennings FIFX $Salary:Highly Competitive New York City, NY 24 May 12

CDO/ CLO trader, New York, USA. $ Salary: Highly Competitive. (Credit, CDO, CLO, Fixed Income, Trading, New Yo...

VP, Mutual Fund Financial Reporting JPMorgan Competitve Boston, MA, 02108 24 May 12

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Financial Controller III Job THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION Competitive Jersey City, NJ, 07097 24 May 12

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Compliance Officer II Job THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION Competitive Jersey City, NJ, 07097 24 May 12

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Dir - PRIME BROKERAGE - Prime Services Technology Salesperson Job THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION Competitive Jersey City, NJ, 07097 24 May 12

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C++ Algorithmic developer, FIX Connectivity Engineer , (High performance Computing / Parallel Computing ) - Vice President, VP GQR Global Markets Competitive + Bonus New York, NY, 10001 24 May 12

Competitive + Bonus

Junior Trader-Mortgage Desk Integrated Management Resources Open Manhattan, NY 24 May 12

Prominent Broker Dealer is expanding its non-agency mortgage desk. Great opportunity for sharp, young trader w...

Trading Application Support Engineer PEAK6 Investments, LP not disclosed Chicago, IL, 60601 23 May 12

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Sr. Software Engineer- Platform Team PEAK6 Investments, LP not disclosed Chicago, IL, 60601 23 May 12

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Sr. User Experience Designer PEAK6 Investments, LP not disclosed Chicago, IL, 60601 23 May 12

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Automation Engineer PEAK6 Investments, LP not disclosed Chicago, IL, 60601 23 May 12

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