This job is responsible for executing on client service activities by answering general inquiries, performing account maintenance, assisting with online access and website navigation, and executing and confirming trade orders initiated by self-directed clients. Key responsibilities include uncovering additional client needs, deepening existing relationships, and referring clients to partner businesses. In a call center setting, Senior Investment Specialists provide the highest caliber of service to Merrill Edge clients through general inquiries, account maintenance, online access, website navigation and execution/confirmation of trade orders initiated by self-directed clients. Senior Investment Specialists also uncover additional client needs, deepen existing relationships and refer clients to partner businesses Associates provide limited research and counseling services on limited products but do not develop client relationships. May follow up on client contacts to close the sale of investment products. Licensing requirements are as follows: Series 7 & 66 (or 63 & 65 equivalent). Trade Elevation Senior Investment Specialists deliver phone based support to internal and external clients. The team is leveraged to manage frontline risk through answering inquiries regarding buying power, margin, investment products, trading, market mechanics and corporate action inquiries. The team also supports entering higher risk or uncommon trades which require greater expertise. Team members develop an expert understanding of internal policies, procedures and processes to leverage in their role of providing frontline risk mitigation. The role broadens as experience and expertise is gained. Opportunities include margin operations, trading pre-approvals, corporate actions administration, option risk mitigation among other risk management tasks and projects. Additional Details: Consider this role if you are someone who brings a positive attitude to work, likes to solve problems, makes few mistakes, and hangs your hat on ownership. You are flexible and productive in your current role. You have enough knowledge and experience to discuss the use of margin, equity and option trading, and related trading violations with clients. You are comfortable with the Merrill Edge platform/website and client order entry procedure and understand the products and services provided by our firm. You can expect to develop expertise in trading, markets, options and margin as a member of our Trade Elevation You are a self-starter who can works independently, collaborates with other and is a very good communicator.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees