Junior Trader - Guggenheim Treasury Services

Job Description:

Position Summary

Guggenheim is seeking an exceptional Junior Trader to join its Guggenheim Treasury Service Team. This person will join a highly collaborative team responsible for managing a 30+ billion portfolio. The ideal candidate will have experience with fixed income markets, futures and options, and will be comfortable interacting in a highly time- sensitive environment. Guggenheim is willing to train the right candidate.

The Junior Trader role presents an opportunity for entry and growth within one of the initial business lines (Institutional Finance) of Guggenheim Partners, LLC. This well established and highly recognized manager has been part of Guggenheim Partners, LLC since its inception in 2000.

This position will report and be based in our Chicago office.

Essential Job Functions

• Support Senior traders by assisting in daily reconciliation, determining trading levels, and creating pre-trade documentation.
• Managing small Asset Backed Commercial Paper portfolios including determining daily issuance amounts, trading levels, and assisting with operational and settlement procedures.
• Financial engineering by assisting customers and internal stakeholders to optimize funding strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Python/SQL and proficiency in Excel preferred.
• Must be self-motivated, able to multitask and act upon deadlines that may change often, and possess strong communications skills.

Basic Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or Economics.

Salary

• Annual base salary between $50,000 and $60,000

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.

About Us:
Guggenheim Partners is a diversified financial services firm that delivers value to its clients through two primary businesses: Guggenheim Investments, a premier global asset manager and investment advisor, and Guggenheim Securities, a leading investment banking and capital markets business. Guggenheim’s professionals are based in offices around the world, and our commitment is to deliver long-term results with excellence and integrity while advancing the strategic interests of our clients.

Guggenheim is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Learn more at GuggenheimPartners.com, and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @GuggenheimPtnrs."