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**Job Summary:** Join Bernstein as a **Bernstein - Institutional Equity Financials Cash Trader**. We seek a motivated Sales Trader with proven execution skills for our Corporate & Investment Banking division in New York. The ideal candidate can manage client relationships, execute trades efficiently, and collaborate with sales and trading teams to drive revenue and deliver best-in-class service. **Responsibilities:** - Execute client orders across relevant asset classes - Provide real-time market color, flows, and trading ideas to institutional clients - Maintain and deepen relationships with hedge funds, asset managers, and other institutional accounts - Work closely with trading desks to match client interests with liquidity and market opportunities - Monitor market developments, economic data, and sector trends that impact client portfolios - Assist in onboarding new clients and ensuring regulatory compliance - Support the desk with daily reporting, trade capture, and operational follow-through - Contribute to revenue generation by identifying cross-selling opportunities across the platform **Qualifications:** - Minimum **3 years of experience** in sales & trading, brokerage, or a similar front-office role - Strong understanding of market structure, order types, liquidity dynamics, and execution strategies - Excellent communication skills with the ability to deliver clear market insights under pressure - Proficiency with Bloomberg, EMS/OMS systems, and common trading tools - Demonstrated ability to multitask in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment - Existing institutional client relationships are a strong plus **Join us:** Bernstein is a premier global equity research and brokerage firm with a strong trading platform across the US, Europe, and Asia. Our commitment to research quality, industry expertise, and expanding cash equities and research

Compensation: $150,000 – $225,000 USD
City: New York City
Country: United States

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Permanent contract

New York, New York, United States

Salary from $150000 to $225000

Reference 260008IY

Start date 2026/06/08

Publication date 2026/04/28

Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly motivated Sales Trader with a strong understanding of financial markets and proven execution skills. The ideal candidate can manage client relationships, execute trades efficiently, and work collaboratively with both sales and trading teams to drive revenue and deliver bestinclass service.

Key Responsibilities

Execute client orders across relevant asset classes with accuracy and market awareness
Provide realtime market color, flows, and trading ideas to institutional clients
Maintain and deepen relationships with hedge funds, asset managers, and other institutional accounts
Work closely with trading desks to match client interests with liquidity and market opportunities
Monitor market developments, economic data, and sector trends that impact client portfolios
Assist in onboarding new clients and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
Support the desk with daily reporting, trade capture, and operational followthrough
Contribute to revenue generation by identifying crossselling opportunities across the platform

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Qualifications

Minimum 3 years of experience in sales & trading, brokerage, or a similar frontoffice role
Strong understanding of market structure, order types, liquidity dynamics, and execution strategies
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to deliver clear market insights under pressure
Proficiency with Bloomberg, EMS/OMS systems, and common trading tools
Demonstrated ability to multitask in a fastpaced, highpressure environment
Existing institutional client relationships a strong plus

Business insight

Bernstein is widely recognized as a premier global equity research and brokerage firm, with a trading platform that spans the US, Europe, and Asia. Our research and trading capabilities are sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and we have a long history of our research receiving #1 rankings for overall quality and industry knowledge.

Research is our legacy and foundation. Our brand is defined by our Blackbooks, renowned for their in-depth quantitative forecasts and unmatched industry expertise. Our Research Analysts are thought leaders who typically have many years of direct experience in the industries they cover. Our reputation is for the very highest caliber of disciplined investment and industry analysis.

In 2019 Bernstein acquired Autonomous Research, a highly regarded global financial services independent research firm. This acquisition further strengthened us as the preeminent provider of the highest-quality research to our clients worldwide.

On April 1, 2024, AllianceBernstein and Societe Generale announced the official launch of Bernstein, a new joint venture expanding our global cash equities and equity research business. Clients now have unparalleled equity liquidity access and a full range of integrated services, leveraging Bernsteins cash equities and research capabilities and Societe Generales equity derivatives, prime services and equity capital markets offering.

Diversity and Inclusion

Societe Generale is an equal opportunity employer, and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. We are committed to recognizing and promoting the talents and achievements of our employees and staff, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or status protected under applicable law.