eFinancialCareers

• Location

  USA-CA-San Francisco

• Compensation

  DOE

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  24 Nov 2008

• eFC Ref no

  480651

Our client, a top tier Hedge Fund headquartered in San Francisco, is currently seeking a talented Junior Fixed Income Trader to join their team. **The candidate must possess experience in high yield bond trading and/or bank loans trading, as well as, fundamental research.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute trades and monitor positions of our client's Fixed Income portfolio managers across multiple strategies including high yield bonds and bank loans
• Develop and maintain buy and sell side relationships with brokers
• Negotiate price points for trades
• Research various industries and sectors to forecast business, industry and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions
• Analyze and provide relative value assessment of securities within a specific industry
• Perform due diligence and market checks on portfolio companies
• Run periodic portfolio performance calculations using various financial modeling software tools.  
• Follow news items, legislative developments and federal policy changes that may impact the market conditions
• Compose quarterly fund, market commentaries and other financial reports

REQUIREMENTS:

• Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, business administration or related field
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and attention to detail in a fast paced environment.
• Experience with trading, fundamental research and financial modeling
• Working knowledge of equity and fixed income securities
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Bloomberg
• 1-2 years of trading experience
• 1-2 years of fundamental research experience

Qualified candidates, please attach your resume as a word/pdf doc to this posting.

GOOD LUCK with your search!