Equity Sales Trader Jobs
Equity Sales Trader jobs are open across investment banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, and asset managers, at every level from junior trader to managing director, with specializations in institutional equities, cash equities, and derivatives sales trading. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Primary Location
: UNITED STATES-FL-MiamiOrganization
: EquitableSchedule
: Full-time
At Equitable, we help clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives - a mission we’ve honed since 1859.
About the Role
Private Client Group at Equitable Advisors is one of the country’s leading Wealth Management teams. We are seeking a talented Wealth Management Portfolio Trader to join our team. If you are excited to be part of a winning team, Equitable is a great place to grow your career.
We are looking for a Wealth Management Portfolio Trader to help us grow and deliver exceptional service to our clients.
What You’ll Be Doing
-
Executing Equity Trades In Accordance with Portfolio Management Team Instructions
- Rebalancing Portfolios via Block Trading
- Managing Portfolio Drifting
-
Cash Management
- Cash Inflows and/or Funding of Accounts
- Raising Cash for Client Distributions
-
Analyzing and Researching Complex Proposals
- Tax-Loss Harvesting
- Asset Allocation Based on Risk Tolerance
This role requires full-time, in-office presence Monday through Friday, aligning with core hours (8:30 AM–5:15 PM EST) to ensure consistent, real-time support and a high-quality customer experience.
The base salary range for this position is $75,000 - $110,000. Actual base salaries vary based on skills, experience, and geographical location. In addition to base pay, Equitable provides compensation to reward performance with base salary increases, spot bonuses, and short-term incentive compensation opportunities. Eligibility for these programs depends on level and functional area of responsibility.
For eligible employees, Equitable provides a full range of benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off. For detailed descriptions of these benefits, please reference the link below.
Equitable Pay and Benefits: Equitable Total Rewards Program
What You'll Bring
-
Knowledge / Experience in:
-
Cash Management
- Management of Cash Inflows and/or funding of accounts
- Raising Cash for Client Distributions
- Tax-Loss Harvesting
- Managing Portfolio Drifting
-
Coordinating with Portfolio Management Team
- Research
- Asset Allocation Based on Risk Tolerance
- Rebalancing Portfolios via Block Trading
-
Cash Management
- Experience in the Wealth Management and Investments field
-
LPL Enhanced Trading and Rebalancing Platform (or Equivalent Tool)
- i.e. Fidelity Wealthscape Portfolio Modeling and Rebalancing
- Fully Licensed (SIE / S7 / S66)
- B.A. or B.S. degree, preferably in Financial Planning, Finance, Accounting, or Economics
- Excellent project management skills with ability to prioritize and track multiple tasks
Skills
Attention to Detail / Thorough: Must possess and display strong organizational skills be meticulous and precise execution and record keeping. Remains Accountable and Consistently Displays Ownership.
Emotional Mastery & Calmness: Remains composed under pressure, avoids panic, comfortable managing multiple priorities.
Self-Awareness & Continuous Learning: Maintains a learning mindset and seeks to better understand strategies, economic updates, and complex wealth management strategies.
Effective Communication & Teamwork: Clear and concise communication with Portfolio Management Team, Advisors, Clients, and Team.
About Equitable
At Equitable, we’re a team of over ten thousand strong; committed to helping our clients secure their financial well-being so that they can pursue long and fulfilling lives.
We turn challenges into opportunities by thinking, working, and leading differently – where everyone is a leader. We encourage every employee to leverage their unique talents to become a force for good at Equitable and in their local communities.
We are continuously investing in our people by offering growth, internal mobility, comprehensive compensation and benefits to support overall well-being, flexibility, and a culture of collaboration and teamwork.
We are looking for talented, dedicated, purposeful people who want to make an impact. Join Equitable and pursue a career with purpose.
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Equitable is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.
NOTE: Equitable participates in the E-Verify program.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform the essential job functions of this position, please contact Human Resources at (212) 314-2211 or email us at TalentAcquisition@equitable.com.
Primary Location
: UNITED STATES-FL-MiamiOrganization
: EquitableSchedule
: Full-time
At Equitable, we help clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives - a mission we’ve honed since 1859.
About the Role
Private Client Group at Equitable Advisors is one of the country’s leading Wealth Management teams. We are seeking a talented Wealth Management Portfolio Trader to join our team. If you are excited to be part of a winning team, Equitable is a great place to grow your career.
We are looking for a Wealth Management Portfolio Trader to help us grow and deliver exceptional service to our clients.
What You’ll Be Doing
-
Executing Equity Trades In Accordance with Portfolio Management Team Instructions
- Rebalancing Portfolios via Block Trading
- Managing Portfolio Drifting
-
Cash Management
- Cash Inflows and/or Funding of Accounts
- Raising Cash for Client Distributions
-
Analyzing and Researching Complex Proposals
- Tax-Loss Harvesting
- Asset Allocation Based on Risk Tolerance
This role requires full-time, in-office presence Monday through Friday, aligning with core hours (8:30 AM–5:15 PM EST) to ensure consistent, real-time support and a high-quality customer experience.
The base salary range for this position is $75,000 - $110,000. Actual base salaries vary based on skills, experience, and geographical location. In addition to base pay, Equitable provides compensation to reward performance with base salary increases, spot bonuses, and short-term incentive compensation opportunities. Eligibility for these programs depends on level and functional area of responsibility.
For eligible employees, Equitable provides a full range of benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off. For detailed descriptions of these benefits, please reference the link below.
Equitable Pay and Benefits: Equitable Total Rewards Program
What You'll Bring
-
Knowledge / Experience in:
-
Cash Management
- Management of Cash Inflows and/or funding of accounts
- Raising Cash for Client Distributions
- Tax-Loss Harvesting
- Managing Portfolio Drifting
-
Coordinating with Portfolio Management Team
- Research
- Asset Allocation Based on Risk Tolerance
- Rebalancing Portfolios via Block Trading
-
Cash Management
- Experience in the Wealth Management and Investments field
-
LPL Enhanced Trading and Rebalancing Platform (or Equivalent Tool)
- i.e. Fidelity Wealthscape Portfolio Modeling and Rebalancing
- Fully Licensed (SIE / S7 / S66)
- B.A. or B.S. degree, preferably in Financial Planning, Finance, Accounting, or Economics
- Excellent project management skills with ability to prioritize and track multiple tasks
Skills
Attention to Detail / Thorough: Must possess and display strong organizational skills be meticulous and precise execution and record keeping. Remains Accountable and Consistently Displays Ownership.
Emotional Mastery & Calmness: Remains composed under pressure, avoids panic, comfortable managing multiple priorities.
Self-Awareness & Continuous Learning: Maintains a learning mindset and seeks to better understand strategies, economic updates, and complex wealth management strategies.
Effective Communication & Teamwork: Clear and concise communication with Portfolio Management Team, Advisors, Clients, and Team.
About Equitable
At Equitable, we’re a team of over ten thousand strong; committed to helping our clients secure their financial well-being so that they can pursue long and fulfilling lives.
We turn challenges into opportunities by thinking, working, and leading differently – where everyone is a leader. We encourage every employee to leverage their unique talents to become a force for good at Equitable and in their local communities.
We are continuously investing in our people by offering growth, internal mobility, comprehensive compensation and benefits to support overall well-being, flexibility, and a culture of collaboration and teamwork.
We are looking for talented, dedicated, purposeful people who want to make an impact. Join Equitable and pursue a career with purpose.
**********
Equitable is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.
NOTE: Equitable participates in the E-Verify program.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform the essential job functions of this position, please contact Human Resources at (212) 314-2211 or email us at TalentAcquisition@equitable.com.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Investment & Asset Management
- Banking & Financial Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in equity sales trader jobs.
- FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 licenses required
- 2 to 5 years of equity trading or sales trading experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or a related field
- Proficiency with Bloomberg Terminal and order management systems
- Demonstrated institutional client relationship management experience
- Strong knowledge of equity market microstructure and execution strategies
Tips for Your Equity Sales Trader Job Search
Tailor your resume to the desk
Highlight the specific asset class you've traded, whether cash equities, ETFs, or derivatives. Hiring managers on a cash equities desk want to see relevant flow experience, not a generic trading resume. Match your language to the desk's focus in every application.
Lead with your Series 7 and 63
Most equity sales trading roles require FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 licenses at minimum. List them prominently near the top of your resume. If you're in process, note your expected exam date so recruiters don't screen you out automatically.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists equity sales trader openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Quantify your client book and volume
Sales trading roles are won on relationships and flow. Wherever you can, state the size of the client relationships you managed and the average daily volume you handled. Concrete figures cut through vague claims about client coverage instantly.
Prepare for a markets knowledge interview
Expect live market questions: current sector rotation, a stock you'd pitch long or short, and how you'd handle a large order in a thin market. Rehearse real answers tied to recent market conditions, not textbook scenarios from months ago.
Negotiate total compensation, not just base
Equity sales trading comp is heavily weighted toward bonus and commission. When an offer comes, ask specifically about the bonus structure, payout timing, and clawback provisions. Base salary alone tells you almost nothing about what you'll actually earn.
Equity Sales Trader Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most equity sales traders?
Dodge & Cox, Jefferies, and LPL Financial are hiring the most equity sales traders right now, with openings concentrated in New York, Illinois, and Arizona, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest at bulge-bracket banks and regional broker-dealers building out their institutional equities desks.
How many equity sales trader jobs are remote?
About 50% of equity sales trader openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the desk-based, real-time nature of most trading roles. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements are electronic trading coverage and certain client-facing sales trading roles where the work is relationship-driven rather than floor-dependent.
How do you become an equity sales trader?
Start by earning a finance or economics degree, then obtain your FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 licenses, which are required at virtually every firm. Break in through a junior trader, trading assistant, or equity research role to build desk experience. From there, move into sales trading coverage by developing institutional client relationships over time.
How do you get hired as an equity sales trader with little experience?
Target roles explicitly listed as junior or trading assistant positions, which are designed as entry points to the desk. Pass your Series 7 and 63 before you apply, since having licenses removes a barrier that often eliminates inexperienced candidates. Internships at broker-dealers or clearing firms also carry significant weight, even when they don't involve direct trading.
What does the equity sales trader interview process look like?
The process typically begins with a phone screen focused on markets knowledge and your background, followed by one or two rounds with desk personnel that include live market questions and a hypothetical trade scenario. Final rounds at larger firms often involve a panel with senior traders and coverage officers. The whole process moves quickly, often concluding within two to three weeks of the first call.
Where can I find and apply to equity sales trader jobs?
You can find and apply to equity sales trader jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, asset class focus, and preferred location, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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