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Trading positions require tracking the markets and then buying and selling products, usually through technology. Trading careers are defined by both what products are traded (such as equities, foreign exchange, or commodities) and by the type of trader.

There are several different kinds of careers in trading:

Flow traders - These are people who buy and sell financial products for a bank's clients.

Proprietary (or "prop") traders - These are a carefully chosen group of higher level traders who trade the bank's own money.

Execution traders - These traders mainly place trades for analysts and fund managers.

Sales traders - These are a mix between salespeople and traders, recommending products to clients and executing any trades which have come about from their recommendations.

Trading roles have been significantly changed by the advance of technology over the last 10 years, but investment banks also hire people for separate electronic trading divisions.

Electronic trading has sped trades dramatically, dropped the cost of transactions and greatly increased transparency in the markets. Using algorithms - computer systems which make decisions on price, timing and size of an order - also shrank average trade sizes.

Automation has completely transformed the market from one where much human activity was required into one where the computers do most of the work in executing and processing trades. Due to this change, many traditional trading roles were eliminated. To balance this, electronic trading has created many new positions and careers in trading.

These new opportunities for finance jobs in trading include:

Quantitative analysts - Quants are brilliant at math, which is very important for gaining an edge in trading electronically. Quant jobs involve designing, developing and deploying execution algorithms with a mathematical approach to find investment opportunities and strategies in the market.

Consultants - It's the consultant's job to keep clients happy with services. Consultants create a number of statistical reports, such as transaction cost analysis and trade reports, to make sure clients are taking advantage of trading tools effectively. Consultants are also able to provide tips on improving performance.

Sales traders - It's the sales trader's job to perform the execution of trades for clients, while also offering a choice of the bank's e-trading products and helping a customer decide which one suits their needs. This position requires a mix of marketing and client relationship management. Banks also hire pure salespeople.

Market structure jobs - This position is defined by research; market structure professionals analyze reported regulatory changes and macro trends and create reports describing their possible effect on the trading environment.

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Trading – Soft Commodity Market Maker, Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, Options, Salary: Highly Competitive Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive New York, NY, 10001 09 Feb 12

My client, a globally established trading house, is seeking an experience soft commodities derivative trader t...

Equity Sales Trader Comprehensive Recruiting Competitive compensation and benefit pla... New York City, NY 09 Feb 12

Independent Broker Dealer with offices located throughout the Northeast seeks experienced Institutional Equity...

Portfolio Manager Rimrock Associates, Inc. 500-1mm New York City, NY 09 Feb 12

Large Asset Manager seeking new trading talent.

Fixed Income trader - New York City - USA Selby Jennings $Competitive New York, NY, 10001 09 Feb 12

Cash Interest Rate trader, NYC. $Salary: Highly Competitive. (Rates, SSA, USD, BOND)

Portfolio Analyst ProFunds Advisors LLC Base plus Bonus Bethesda, MD 09 Feb 12

ProShares is currently hiring for a Portfolio Analyst. This role will assist the Portfolio Management Team in ...

Compliance Manager ProFund Advisors LLC base and an annual bonus Bethesda, MD 09 Feb 12

Position is responsible for ensuring ProFund Advisors, LLC (PFA) and ProShare Advisors, LLC (PSA) is informed ...

Sales Trader - Fixed Income Comprehensive Recruiting Outstanding compensation and benefit pla... New York City, NY 09 Feb 12

Independent Broker Dealer with offices located throughout the Northeast seeks experienced Fixed Income Sales T...

Start Up Hedgefund Hiring Intraday Traders- $ Basic + Upto 30% of PnL eka Finance $Base + PnL Cut New York, NY, 10001 09 Feb 12

My client is a new start up based in NYC/ London who are looking to hire a senior intraday quant trader who ha...

US Hedge Fund Hiring Systematic Intra- Day Traders/ Cross Asset/ USA/ London- $ Base + % PNL eka Finance $Base + PnL Cut New York, NY, 10001 09 Feb 12

Our client is a multi-strategy multi-billion dollar US hedge fund with a global presence. Headquartered in New...

Social Media / Internet Search-Engine C++ Software Engineers, Algorithmic Trading Fund, New York, $200-$300k + PnL Bonus Maven Search $200-$300k + PnL Bonus New York, NY, 10001 09 Feb 12

My client is a world-renowned Algorithmic Trading Fund based in New York (with co-locations elsewhere) who has...

VP, LATAM FX Options Trader, New York GQR Global Markets Highly competitive New York, NY 09 Feb 12

A top tier European Investment bank is looking to add to its LATAM FX Options trading desk in New York.

Hedge Fund Quant Trader GQR Global Markets Up to $175,000 base (DOE) + Large % of P... New York, NY 09 Feb 12

My client is a hedge fund specializing in fully automated trading and have developed a best in class automated...

Quantitative Research, Futures- Hedge Fund- New York Selby Jennings Strategy Competitive New York, NY, 10001 09 Feb 12

This is a great opportunity to move into an already successful team that are expanding their futures desk.

GQR's September Urgent Hires | US Vacancies GQR Global Markets Extremely Competitive (DOE) New York, NY, 10001 09 Feb 12

GQR is the Global Quantitative Finance search specialist. We operate globally and leverage our extensive relat...

***GQR | USA Quant Vacancies – February 2012*** GQR Global Markets HIGHLY COMPETITIVE New York, NY, 10001 09 Feb 12

GQR is the Global Quantitative Finance search specialist. We operate globally and leverage our extensive relat...

High Frequency Quantitative Strategist/ Trader- New York Selby Jennings Strategy Competitive New York, NY, 10001 09 Feb 12

My client, a proprietary trading firm is looking for a quantitative strategist/ trader to join their high freq...

North East Power Trader, Houston, Salary: Highly Competitive, (Power, PJM, Energy, Physical, Derivative, Financial, Houston, Trader) Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive Houston, TX, 77001 09 Feb 12

An established proprietary trading fund in Houston are looking to expand their power desk. They are seeking ex...

ETF Flow Trader - NYC Selby Jennings Highly Competitive New York, NY, 10001 09 Feb 12

Trading, Equity, Derivatives, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Index Option, Volatility, New York City, USA, High...

Quantitative Analyst Comprehensive Recruiting Outstanding compensation and benefit pla... New York City, NY 08 Feb 12

Major NY based financial firm has an immediate need for multiple Quant Analysts within a variety of asset clas...

Quants & Traders required by exceptional based high frequency trading firm - London NJF Search International Upto £300k basic and excellent packages New York, NY, 10001 08 Feb 12

My client is a leading global multi-asset class trading firm built on cutting edge technology combined with so...

Need for speed – High Frequency Trader / Researcher NJF Search International 150000-500000 Chicago, IL, 60601 08 Feb 12

High Frequency Trading, Automated Market Making, Statistical Arbitrage, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering...

Equity Trader Hold Brothers Capital, LLC. TBD New York, NY 08 Feb 12

Hold Brothers is seeking equity traders to join the organization and trade equity instruments on an intraday b...

Software Developer Not Disclosed Competitive Chicago, IL, 60604 08 Feb 12

An integral part of a small core development group responsible for developing and maintaining highly scalable,...

Trader (Overnight Shift) Not Disclosed Competitive Chicago, IL, 60604 08 Feb 12

An expanding proprietary trading firm is looking for an enthusiastic trader to join our team at our downtown C...

Trader/Junior Portfolio Manager The Hartwell Foundation competitive salary, benefit, 401K packag... Fullerton, CA, 92833 08 Feb 12

Driven, goal-oriented Trader needed for past-paced investment group. Excellent opportunity for growth.

Application Support FX Alliance, LLC DOE New York, NY, 10022 08 Feb 12

We are seeking an application support analysts to support FXall's trading and post trade platforms. The succe...

Top Tier Investment Bank seeking VP level Credit and emerging markets quants. - NYC, USA Selby Jennings Quant $150-230kBase (experience dependent) + e... New York, NY, 10001 08 Feb 12

New York City, USA, Salary – $150-220k Base (experience dependent) + excellent performance related bonus

Quantitative/Algorithmic Start Up Fund – Chicago/New York – Quantitative Traders or Researchers Westbourne Partners basic+PnL bonus+gaurantee+sign on Chicago, IL, 60601 08 Feb 12

Quantitative/Algorithmic Start Up Fund – Chicago/New York – Quantitative Traders or Researchers

Technology / Research Oriented High Frequency Trading / Market Making Firm – Software Engineers, Researchers, Mathematicians etc. Westbourne Partners $250,000 - $750,000 + Guaranteed Bonuses... San Francisco, CA, 94101 08 Feb 12

World Renowned HFT Firm seeks exceptional Software Engineers (C/C++/Java) & Researchers to join talented workf...

Software Engineers, Machine Learning researchers, Statisticians, Mathematicians. High Frequency Computerised Trading Company. Westbourne Partners $250,000 - $1,500,000 + Guaranteed Bonus... New York, NY, 10001 08 Feb 12

Growing Algorithmic / Automated Trading company with offices in Chicago, New York and London.

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