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The Corporate Bond Trading Department within Edward Jones is primarily responsible for providing our Financial Advisors with a broad supply of highly diversified and fairly priced corporate bonds that are used to fulfill the unique needs of every one of our more than 8 million clients. View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report (https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/edward-jones-releases-annual-purpose-inclusion-and-citizenship-report/?codes=DIRECT&utm_source=DIRECT) .

Your passion. Our purpose. This could be powerful. Maybe the markets keep you up at night. Trusts are your forte. Or your idea of a perfect day at the office is a deep dive into equity research. Whatever your passion, at Edward Jones it will have purpose. Your work is meaningful - because it has a singular focus: client relationships. What you do every day helps people achieve and protect their financial goals. Impacting lives for the better. And with our remarkable work-life flexibility, one of the lives it could enhance is yours. Job Overview Position Schedule: Full-Time This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 03-Jul-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants. Team Overview: Do you have a passion for trading? Do you have experience in corporate bonds? If so, this could be the right opportunity for you! The Corporate Bond Trading Department within Edward Jones is primarily responsible for providing our Financial Advisors with a broad supply of highly diversified and fairly priced corporate bonds that are used to fulfill the unique needs of every one of our more than 8 million clients. Our goal is to identify and analyze opportunities in the marketplace while always seeking to provide the best execution possible on every trade we handle. As a Trader III in the Corporate Bond Trading Department, expectations are that you would have a passion for capital markets, excellent risk management skills, and be able to make capital commitments with minimal oversight. Additionally, an attention to detail is a must as your decisions can negatively impact our clients, while exposing the firm to significant regulatory, financial, and reputational risk. What You Will Do: + Timely and accurately manage the firm's client retail order flow with corporate bonds in both principal and agency capacities up to specified order and aggregate limits (large levels) + Manage corporate bond flows across multiple account types, including Brokerage, Investment Advisory, Trust, and UMA - assisting with the ongoing expansion of these programs and their impact on the product line + Expert ability to manage firm trading capital for both individual security transactions and at the portfolio level up to large limits + Enhance the suite of corporate bonds that are available for purchase, either from firm inventory or the market more broadly, in accordance to firm guidance + Expert ability to identify and source liquidity for corporate bonds across a spectrum of liquidity profiles and market conditions + Expert ability to deploy risk management techniques in all 3 facets of the role consistent with the scope of responsibility, including trading, systems, and regulatory risks + Expert ability to evaluate and analyze data by applying insights to trading related decisions through coding/reporting tools + Expert ability to perform all daily trading-related responsibilities, including pricing evaluation, relative value, key ratios, and more + Expert demonstration of market structure, capital markets analytics, economic variables, and trading strategies + Expert ability to understand, evaluate and appropriately respond to changing market conditions and industry trends + Enhance and anticipate best execution (for example, fixed income E/Q equivalent) as well as other firm and industry regulatory requirements + Expert application of internal and external trading systems and related tools, including testing, troubleshooting, and development where appropriate + Initiate and own client service excellence enhancements in alignment with human-centered complete wealth management + Initiate and own operational excellence initiatives to scale the quantity and quality of individual security workflows + Enhance the depth & breadth of external networks across dealers and vendors that help source supply, manage liquidity, generate market insights, and more + Enhance the depth and breadth of internal networks across key stakeholders to support trading floor initiatives and align with broader firm efforts + Develop and coach other traders, including product, service, systems, and regulatory aspects of the role, at the department level Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page (https://secure.edwardjonesbenefits.com/fleet/public/index/f914262d-0362-4682-bd1e-0ccd25f1dfb1) . Hiring Minimum: $99200 Hiring Maximum: $168900 Read More About Job Overview Skills/Requirements What Experience You Need: + B.A./B.S. degree in business, economics, finance, or quantitative related field + SIE, Series 7(Top-Off), and 63/66 required; additional desk specific licenses are required within 6 months (based on corresponding testing windows) + Successful completion of Trader II responsibilities or equivalent industry experience + 6+ years of financial service experience required, capital markets preferred + Expert knowledge of capital markets analytics, trading strategies, and risk management technique + Expert knowledge of internal and external trading systems and related tools, including, but not limited to, Bloomberg and 3rd party electronic trading platforms What Could Set You Apart: + CFP, MBA, CFA, CPA or related designations preferred *Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday. Read More About Skills/Requirements Awards & Accolades At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received. Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/?_sft_category=awards-accolades) Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/en-CA/blogs/?_sft_category=awards-accolades-en-ca) Read More About Awards & Accolades About Us Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career. View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report (https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/edward-jones-releases-annual-purpose-inclusion-and-citizenship-report/?codes=DIRECT&utm_source=DIRECT) . ¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating. Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. #LI-HO

Edward Jones is unlike any other investment firm. We believe that everything from our client-focused guiding principles, business philosophy and model, 33,000+ dedicated associates, and our more than 10,000 branch offices throughout the U.S. and through our affiliates in Canada and the U.K make us unique. We are a leader in the financial services industry, yet we take a personal approach to business that starts with a face-to-face meeting between a Financial Advisor and an individual investor. Every aspect of our business – from the location of our offices to the investments and services we offer – is aligned to help us better understand and meet our clients' unique needs. We strive to best serve our clients while providing our associates with the tools and resources they need to achieve more in their careers and lives. As the largest financial services firm to maintain a partnership structure, everyone feels a shared sense of purpose and accomplishment, and all full-time associates (whether they work at our headquarters or a branch office) have the opportunity to earn ownership in the firm. Edward Jones has been named to FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list nine times with six top 10 finishes, including the No.4 ranking in 2008. Search for jobs to learn more about our exciting Financial Advisor, Headquarters, Branch Office Administrator and Internship openings.

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What You'll Be Doing: The Order Room Operations Associate II is responsible for aiding in driving departmental results, which are predominately order-related for the ongoing support of Stifel's branch offices as well as other departments such as various Trading Desks and outside money managers and requires more experience and expertise to perform under a higher stress environment. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more.

Why Stifel:
Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

What You'll Be Doing:
The Order Room Operations Associate II is responsible for aiding in driving departmental results, which are predominately order-related for the ongoing support of Stifel's branch offices as well as other departments such as various Trading Desks and outside money managers and requires more experience and expertise to perform under a higher stress environment. This position requires a sound understanding of the order life cycle from order entry to handling all of its needs, including corrections of various types, and knowledge of general operational and industry questions. Effectively researching trades on the different trading systems to resolve problems, process corrections, and make decisions under certain market constraints is also required. Collaboration among team members is vital for success.

What We're Looking For:
<ul><li>Accurately provides phone support with high-level customer service while adhering to departmental procedures and guidelines.</li><li>Identifies potential problems or issues that fall outside standard procedures and provides leadership with ways to improve operational efficiency.</li><li>Develop effective communication skills within the department, various Trading Desks, Stifel Branch Personnel, and outside money managers.</li><li>Provides timely updates on the progression of job responsibilities to leadership.</li><li>Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively within a team and with other areas in the firm.</li><li>Manages higher level and sensitive information with the ability to record caller interactions.</li><li>Provides the highest quality of customer service through written and verbal communication.</li><li>Maintains a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward callers and promotes team collaboration with an emphasis on accuracy and speed to ensure timely market executions at all times.</li><li>Daily reconciliation of various trading activities, such as balancing UITs, equities, and options to identify and resolve exceptions before the market opens.</li><li>Accurately processes option assignments and exercises, which can be considered high-risk.</li><li>Reconciles GTC orders and trading positions between BETA and the firm's OMS system in the inventories.</li><li>Processes trade corrections by approving cancels and rebills, assisting with trading errors, and working with trading desks or exchanges to bust executions upon request.</li><li>Work the Order Wire Printers to support order activity for the firm and ensure all rejected messages are processed and resolved on time to avoid monetary losses.</li></ul>

What You'll Bring:
<ul><li>Strong organizational skills with the ability to follow up on open tasks.</li><li>Professional phone contact, strong communication, and active listening skills.</li><li>Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.</li><li>Ability to utilize limited judgment to assist with more complex issues with the ability to disseminate relevant information to leadership.</li><li>Sound understanding of Stifel's applications, industry rules/regulations, and Stifel policies that pertain to the department and Stifel's branches.</li><li>Ability to assist with testing trading system applications and upgrades as they become available.</li><li>Intermediate knowledge of financial services applications, systems, terminology, and procedures and ability to adapt to these changes.</li><li>Ability to assist in training new and existing associates on departmental and branch processes.</li><li>Experience with some accountability for medium-term tasks and many recurring basic initiatives.</li></ul>

Education & Experience:
<ul><li>Minimum Required: High School Diploma with equivalent work experience preferred or Bachelor's Degree.</li><li>Minimum Required: 2+ years of professional business-related experience.</li></ul>

Systems & Technology:
<ul><li>Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Outlook, and Excel.</li><li>Knowledge of Thomson One, Beta, Fidessa, APL and Vestmark is beneficial. #LI-AS1</li></ul>

About Stifel:
Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up.  We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas.  Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success. While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations.  Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more.  Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success. At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off. Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Order Room Operations Associate II

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Whether it’s driving innovation within our industry, making the impossible possible for our customers, providing a safe, respectful workplace for employees or supporting our local communities, our purpose is clear. Enabled by our breadth of experience and deep expertise, we are proud to deliver top-quality products and services to customers across our family of brands – including Metal Exchange and Pennex.

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Overview:
Consider joining Metal Exchange as a Recycled Metals Buyer at our St. Louis, MO location.  This fast-paced buying position is primarily focused on purchasing non-ferrous metals directed at markets and products that fit within one or more of our business units. As a Buyer, you will need to build and maintain strong relationships with our current and prospective trading partners. The Buyer must understand the dynamics of the market as well as costs associated with the transactions so that the profitability is well planned and executed. The position requires an understanding of various market pricing components and management of the associated risks.   A successful Buyer will be personable and capable of soliciting, developing, and growing relationships with our trading partners. The Buyer will also possess analytical skills to make decisions that are good for Metal Exchange and our trading partner. Negotiating skills that combine the characteristics of a good relationship, a professional and well-developed strategy, a sense of fairness, and a good understanding of our needs, are essential. Any commercial disputes that arise must be resolved in a timely and amicable manner, particularly in the scrap business where they periodically arise, requiring the negotiation skills. We are looking for safe and dedicated individuals to help us serve these customers! 

Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: <ul style="margin-top:0in"><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Maintains current supplier relationships and acquires new ones, to gain additional market share.  </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Visits current and prospective suppliers at their facilities. Performs inspection of materials to ensure quality. </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Negotiates agreements to maximize margins for Metal Exchange, while understanding the associated risks. </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Consistently increases the total number of accounts handled and volumes of business concluded. </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Provides customer service by efficiently and economically resolving quality claims and/or other discrepancies between Metal Exchange, the buyers, and the sellers. </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Develops knowledge of metal markets and the tools necessary to compete in the trading business (terminal markets, tolls, formula pricing, hedging, etc.) </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Completes a three-month training program before calling on suppliers. This includes working in a scrap yard, training from senior traders, and visits to manufacturing facilities. </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Becomes familiar with current metal prices by receiving, reviewing, and analyzing price sheets daily. </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in"> Enters in data accurately and timely. This will include accurate entry of contracts, hedge requests, and order changes into Metal Exchange’s business trading system.  </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Performs responsibilities in an assertive and professional way. Remains driven while in the pursuit of opportunities – both domestically and internationally and is willing to travel a minimum of 25% of the time. </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Attends industry events to keep up with current market trends. Develops and maintains relationships with industry partners, customers, and contacts. </li><li style="margin-bottom:0in">Performs other duties as assigned.</li></ul> 

Qualifications:
Ideal Candidate Will Have: Education  <ul><li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in">Required: Bachelor’s degree </li></ul>Experience  <ul style="margin-top:0in"><li style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in">0-3 years of business or metal experience  </li></ul>Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities<ul><li>Highly motivated, self-driven, and eager to learn and apply new skills </li><li>Ability to work with others and be a part of a team  </li><li>Proficient negotiation techniques and strategies </li><li>Demonstrates astute business acumen and sound judgement </li><li>Self-starter, a strong drive, and intellectual curiosity </li><li>Strong communication skills and ability to effectively disseminate information in a clear and concise manner  </li><li>Ability to travel up to 25% of the time </li><li>Must be eligible to work in the United States, visa sponsorships are not available </li><li>Regular attendance is required</li><li>Candidates must meet pre-employment screening requirements, including background checks and drug screenings</li><li>Must live in or be willing to relocate to St. Louis, MO</li></ul>

About Us:
Perks of the Job<ul><li>Medical, dental and vision insurance</li><li>Disability and life insurance</li><li>401(k) with matching contribution</li><li>Generous allotment of paid vacation and paid holidays</li><li>Enterprise-wide winter break between Christmas and New Year’s holidays</li><li>Competitive wages plus performance-based bonus opportunities</li><li>Ongoing training and professional development</li><li>Ample opportunity for career growth and advancement</li><li>Paid time off for all new parents</li></ul>Why Our People Love Working Here<ul><li>Purpose-driven, friendly, open, and respectful culture</li><li>Highly engaged workforce – as indicated by best-in-class engagement scores</li><li>NEW FOR 2026! Summer Hours- Hybrid work schedule from Memorial Day through Labor Day, consisting of 3 in-office days and 2 remote days per week </li><li>NEW FOR 2026! Up to 10 remote workdays permitted between Labor Day and Memorial Day during normal business hours</li><li>Shared core values of safety, integrity, caring and growth</li><li>Leaders committed to building more diverse, inclusive teams</li><li>On-Demand pay via DailyPay</li><li>Robust recognition and reward program</li><li>Community Impact opportunities including additional time off to volunteer and charitable match up to $250 per employee</li><li>Tuition reimbursement</li><li>Complimentary refreshment bar with beverages and snacks</li><li>Employee discount program with hundreds of partner brands</li><li>Wellness incentive program</li><li>Regular employee celebrations and events</li></ul><h3>Who We Are</h3>Celebrating 50 years in 2024, MX Holdings is a global leader in the purchasing, processing, and manufacturing of non-ferrous metals, primarily Aluminum. Enabled by our breadth of experience and deep expertise, we are proud to deliver top-quality products and services to customers across our family of brands – including Metal Exchange and Pennex. But it’s not just what we do that sets us apart, it’s how we do it. Safety. Integrity. Caring. Growth. These core values are embodied by each member of our team; guiding every action we take and decision we make. Whether it’s driving innovation within our industry, making the impossible possible for our customers, providing a safe, respectful workplace for employees or supporting our local communities, our purpose is clear. We are dedicated to impacting our world in a positive way.  If you are a like-minded individual with a strong ability to problem solve, collaborate and effectively communicate, MX Holdings may be the perfect place for you to grow your career.  Our Commitment to Inclusion We welcome people of different backgrounds, abilities and perspectives. To ensure our business and culture continue to be inclusive of all people, we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age or marital status, veteran or disability status. MX Holdings and our family of companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. Additionally, all your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Should you have any questions or require special assistance completing your application, please email jobs@metalexchange.com. Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States and not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.  Our salary ranges are primarily determined by role, level, and location. The range provided for each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.  Confidentiality Agreement Required: Yes 

Posted Min Pay Rate:
USD $55,718.00/Yr.

Posted Max Pay Rate:
USD $69,648.00/Yr.

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Recycled Metals Buyer

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