Fixed Income Trader at Charles Schwab Inc., San Francisco, CA

Fixed Income Trader at Charles Schwab Inc. in San Francisco, CA. Full-time. $105,600 to $200,000 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.

Posted Date

4 hours ago (10/29/2026 3:37 PM)

Category

Investment Research & Management

Salary Range

USD $105,600.00 - $200,000.00 / Year

Application deadline

11/12/2026

Position Type

Full time

Your Opportunity

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us challenge the status quo and transform the finance industry together.
We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.
Schwab Asset Management manages mutual funds, ETFs, collective investment trusts, and separately managed accounts across active and indexed investment strategies. As a Fixed Income Trader focused on the APAC region, you will help deliver strong investment outcomes by executing non-USD bonds, futures, and select USD fixed income transactions while navigating evolving market conditions, trading protocols, and regional requirements.
You will apply analytical thinking and sound decision making to develop execution strategies, select dealers and venues, evaluate transaction costs, and use post-trade insights to improve future outcomes. Through cross-functional collaboration with portfolio management, credit research, investment risk, ETF capital markets, trade operations, and external market participants, you will resolve complex trading issues and strengthen scalable workflows and controls. As Schwab’s non-USD capabilities grow, you will adapt coverage across global market hours and contribute expertise in fixed income market structure, technology, and emerging investment solutions.

What you have

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.

• 5+ years of relevant buy-side and/or sell-side fixed income and derivatives trading experience, with the majority focused on APAC markets.

• Demonstrated fixed income trade execution experience across non-USD bonds, futures, and related instruments.

• Knowledge of APAC fixed income market structures, trading protocols, venues, and applicable regulatory requirements.

• Experience using fixed income trading platforms such as MarketAxess or Tradeweb.

• Ability to analyze pre- and post-trade data, apply transaction cost analysis, and make informed execution decisions.

• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills in fast-moving or evolving market conditions.

• Ability to collaborate across investment, risk, operations, technology, and external trading relationships.

• Ability to adapt priorities and working hours as regional product coverage and business needs evolve.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work a flexible, overnight schedule, between the hours of 6pm – 3 a m CT

Preferred qualifications

• MBA or CFA designation.

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