Remote Fixed Income Trading Professional - AI Trainer ($150-$180 per hour)

Mercor is hiring Fixed Income Trading Experts on behalf of a leading AI research lab developing advanced financial intelligence systems. In this role, you will contribute your domain expertise to help train, evaluate, and improve AI models designed to understand and operate within fixed income markets. Your insights will directly shape how AI systems interpret bond markets, pricing dynamics, and trading strategies. This is a flexible, project-based opportunity ideal for professionals with deep experience in rates, credit, or structured products trading. Key Responsibilities Evaluate and improve AI-generated outputs related to: Bond pricing, yield curves, and spread analysis Interest rate products (Treasuries, swaps, futures, repos) Credit markets (IG, HY, distressed debt) Design realistic trading scenarios and edge cases based on real-world market behavior Review model reasoning on: Trade structuring and execution decisions Risk management (duration, convexity, DV01, liquidity) Relative value and macro-driven strategies Provide feedback on accuracy, market intuition, and institutional realism Annotate datasets and create high-quality training examples for financial AI systems Collaborate with researchers to refine model performance on trading workflows Ideal Candidate Profile Experience – 3–10+ years in fixed income trading, sales & trading, or portfolio management; background at investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, or proprietary trading firms. Core Requirements – Day‑to‑day experience executing fixed income trades (government bonds, corporate credit, rates, securitized products, etc.); hands‑on experience using Tradeweb or similar electronic trading platforms; strong familiarity with RFQ workflows, price discovery, and order management systems in fixed income markets; willingness to provide candid, experience-based feedback on trading tools, workflows, and market structure. Domain Expertise (one or more) – Rates trading (USTs, swaps, curve trades); Credit trading (corporates, HY, CDS); Structured products (MBS, ABS, CLOs); Emerging markets debt. Core Skills – Strong understanding of bond math (duration, convexity, carry, roll‑down); market intuition around liquidity, execution, and pricing; ability to break down complex trades into clear reasoning steps. Nice to Have – Experience with quant tools (Python, Excel modeling); familiarity with Bloomberg, MarketAxess, or similar platforms; interest in AI / ML applications in finance. Why Join Contribute to cutting‑edge AI systems transforming financial markets Apply your trading expertise in a novel, high‑impact setting Flexible engagement alongside your current role Collaborate with top‑tier AI researchers and engineers #J-18808-Ljbffr