Salary for Securities Trader Jobs

Updated: 2 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$100K	$200K	$300K
Salary	$37,831 - $152,701
Bonus	$2,024 - $196,443
Profit Sharing	$1,039 - $38,783
Commission	$2,992 - $293,614
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$39,149 - $274,506
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 2 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 442

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Job Listings for Securities Trader Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 20	Securities-Other - Trader II Securities Lending	BNY Mellon	Atlantic City, New Jersey
	Opportunity Trader II Securities Lending Location... your desired Securities job below to learn more about the exact qualifications. A job in Securities at BNY... Indeed
Dec 30	Trader - Municipal Securities	SNW	Seattle, Washington
	firm, specializing in debt securities and related... requirements... Perform market and security analysis. Qualifications... 2 ? 5 years... Indeed
Dec 02	Director, Structured Credit Securities Trader	Genworth Financial, Inc.	Stamford, Connecticut
	trades. In addition, the trader will also assume... class traders as well as the research, asset management, risk and portfolio management teams. The trader... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Securities Trader Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	Not enough data
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPMCC)	Not enough data
Fidelity Investments	Not enough data
Edward Jones Investments	Not enough data
Wells Fargo Financial	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Financial Services	$40,001 - $143,355
Investment Banking / Brokerage	$40,423 - $149,852
Investment Services	$39,656 - $147,775
Asset Management	$42,234 - $153,368
Banking	$38,780 - $132,789

Key Statistics for Securities Trader Jobs

Gender

	Female 16%			Male 84%
Salary:	$41,290 - $106,452			$46,433 - $100,279

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

39%

5-9 years

30%

10-19 years

21%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$33,967 - $145,702
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$40,439 - $152,500
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Finance	$33,373 - $112,500
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance	$34,004 - $145,437
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance	$39,179 - $170,728

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 87%		Dental: 73%
	Vision: 51%		None: 11%

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Career Path for Securities Trader Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Securities Trader

Salary Range

$39,149 - $274,506

	Assistant Trader, Commodities, Futures $35,683 - $154,163
	Financial Analyst $36,528 - $79,415
	Customer Service Representative (CSR) $19,286 - $42,583

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Securities Trader

Salary Range

$39,149 - $274,506

	Portfolio Manager $47,013 - $285,333
	Financial / Securities / Investments Analyst $36,371 - $139,930
	Compliance Officer (but not Agriculture, Construction, Health / Safety, or Transportation) $31,272 - $96,866