Description
Are you ready to advance your trading career in a fast-paced, global environment? Join our High Yield Credit Trading team in London, where you will leverage your expertise to make an impact in the credit markets. At J.P. Morgan, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills, collaborate with talented colleagues, and contribute to a leading franchise. We empower you to take ownership of your career and thrive in a diverse, inclusive team.
As an Associate High Yield Credit Trader within Global Credit Trading, you will play a key role in market making across high yield bonds and, where applicable, CDS. You will manage risk across a range of leveraged finance products, interact with our global sales force and clients, and help expand our High Yield franchise. Your insights and collaboration with research analysts will support our commitment to delivering best-in-class solutions for our clients.
Job responsibilities
* Market make in High Yield Credit across bonds and, where applicable, CDS.
* Manage risks on a micro level from par product to stressed capital structures within leveraged finance.
* Interact with the global sales force and client base to build out the J.P. Morgan High Yield franchise.
* Collaborate with publishing and desk research analysts.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
* Substantial / extensive experience in market making and trading of High Yield Credit or IG/Crossover credit—bonds and, where applicable, CDS.
* Previous experience from either a buy side or sell side seat in Credit Trading.
* Understanding of sell side trading protocol, market conduct, and compliance requirements.
* Experience in client-facing sell side trading.
* Strong client relationships and experience working with the sales force to drive the market making agenda.
* Strong understanding of fundamental credit analysis and knowledge of credit and leveraged finance.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong numeracy skills and analytical ability.
This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities.