DV Trading
Junior Fixed Income Relative Value Trader
Chicago · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, engineering, or another rigorous quantitative discipline.
About the job
Supports the head of a fixed-income relative-value trading desk through market monitoring, research, execution, risk management, and development of analytical and trading tools, with the potential to take on greater trading responsibility.
What you'll do
- Monitor fixed-income markets, relative-value relationships, portfolio exposures, and trading opportunities; support live positions, execution, and risk management.
- Build and improve analytical tools, trading systems, data pipelines, dashboards, and automated workflows; research strategies using market data and quantitative methods.
- Investigate pricing discrepancies and market or portfolio-performance changes, and handle operational details accurately.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, engineering, or another rigorous quantitative discipline.
- Strong quantitative reasoning and ability to think clearly under pressure.
- Genuine interest in markets, trading, technology, and risk; ability to learn unfamiliar concepts rapidly.
- Work full-time from the Northfield, Illinois office for at least the first 18 months.
Nice to have
- Direct fixed-income experience or experience on a trading desk is valuable but not required.
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