Junior Portfolio Finance Trader
Jump Trading is a global trading firm where traders, engineers, and researchers develop trading strategies, models, infrastructure, and systems across asset classes and time horizons.
About Jump Trading
Jump Trading is a global trading firm focused on research-driven trading and the engineering of scalable models, tools, infrastructure, and execution systems. Its operations combine trading, technology, AI/ML, and quantitative research, and it also runs research and talent programs including conference travel grants and a fellowship program.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will support the daily financing of US portfolios by managing borrow rates, locates, refinancing, collateral, and margin operations. You will build automation for reporting and workflows, support global cash and collateral management, analyze and optimize finance activities, trade foreign exchange and money market instruments, and work with trading, risk, and back-office teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in STEM, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or a related area
- 2+ years of buy-side or sell-side experience in Portfolio Finance, Delta One Trading, Repo, or Stock Loan
- Python or other programming language proficiency
- Treasury and cash management knowledge
- Financial markets and asset class knowledge
- Ability to multitask and manage competing deadlines
- Written and spoken English communication
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
Responsibilities
- Manage US financing portfolios, borrow rates, locates, and refinancing
- Manage collateral and margin operations
- Build automated reporting and daily workflow tools
- Support global cash and collateral management
- Analyze and optimize global finance activities
- Trade foreign exchange and money market instruments
- Assist trading team analysis of PnL and cost allocations
- Negotiate and manage margin terms with counterparties
- Support daily trading activities with Risk and Back Office teams
- Develop procedures and process automation
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation plus paid holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness Programs