Point72 / Cubist
Trader, High Yield/Distressed Credit Investment Team
New York, NY +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
New York, New York, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of work experience as a credit trader in corporate bonds or CDS.
About the job
Execute and support high-yield, stressed, and distressed credit trading for a discretionary macro team, including trade execution, position maintenance, and trading research.
What you'll do
- Execute credit trades electronically and non-electronically with the portfolio manager; maintain relationships with liquidity providers.
- Analyze new issues, maintain syndicate desk relationships, and handle position maintenance and corporate-action coordination.
- Research transaction cost analysis and evaluate brokers and algorithms.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of work experience as a credit trader in corporate bonds or CDS.
- Experience with OMS/EMS platforms such as MarketAxess and TradeWeb.
- Understanding of the order lifecycle from generation through booking and TCA.
- Collaborative approach, market intuition, proactive communication about operational risks, and strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Tools
MarketAxess, TradeWeb, CDS
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