Equity Options Trader

About the Role

Joining our team as an Equity Trader will allow you to provide trading support to our financial advisors by offering an extraordinary quality service experience. Our trading team’s main priority is to create a reliable support system for our clients so they can easily grow their practice. Being flexible and adaptable to competing priorities will be key success factors for this position.

As an Equity Trader, you will work in a call center environment taking inbound calls from Financial Advisors, their assistants, and their clients. Traders will also make outbound calls to Advisors regarding trades and trade corrections. You must be able to understand multiple products and the risks, fees, and differences between them, as well as explain the regulatory requirements and LPL Financial policies that govern the products we support. Compliance with product guidelines, LPL Financial policies, and regulatory requirements is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist financial advisors, money managers, and retail clients with order placement and trade inquiries
• Assist in resolving trade and settlement issues by working with the market centers and exchanges
• Handle a high volume of inbound trading and service-related calls

Requirements

• FINRA Series 7 & 63 or 66 licenses required
• Knowledge of equity and option markets
• Thorough knowledge of marketplace rules and regulations
• Demonstrated high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to listen and communicate in a clear and concise manner
• Must be able to work productively in both small and large group settings

Preferences

• 2+ years trading desk experience preferred
• FINRA Series 57 license preferred
• Series 4 license preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Pay

Pay Range: $29.71–$49.52/hour. Actual base salary varies based on factors including relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

Benefits

LPL offers a highly competitive Total Rewards package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Benefits include 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest-growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions. The firm services and custodies approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans.

LPL provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools, and practice management services, ensuring advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses.