CareerPlan

Municipal Bond Trader

Chicago, IL, USFull-time$160k–$272k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-09
No visa sponsorship

Core

Execute buy and sell orders for taxable and tax-exempt municipal bonds across client portfolios, supporting electronic trading in other fixed income sectors.

Role type

Senior IC fixed income trader (municipal bonds)

Builds

Client portfolios (ETFs, active/index funds, SMAs, wealth management)

Domain

Fixed income trading, municipal bonds

Required skills

electronic fixed income trading, municipal bond markets, broker-dealer relationship management, portfolio construction, risk management, credit fundamentals, MarketAxess, Tradeweb, Bloomberg

Preferred skills

OMS/EMS systems (Aladdin, Perform, Adroit), investment-grade/corporate bond trading experience

Technologies

MarketAxess, Tradeweb, Bloomberg, Aladdin, Perform, Adroit

Responsibilities

Execute primary and secondary market municipal bond transactions, maintain understanding of bond valuation factors, develop relationships with broker-dealers, coordinate tax-loss harvesting and portfolio transitions, collaborate on trading strategy and cash deployment, partner with tech/ops/compliance to improve trading platforms, identify process improvements and automation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC