Tastylive
Active Trader Consultant
Chicago, IL. Posted 14 days ago
The role
Active Trader Consultants acquire and onboard new retail brokerage accounts from active, self-directed traders. They identify prospects, conduct consultative sales, and deliver platform demonstrations to drive account growth and trading volume.
What you will do
- Identify and qualify high-value active trader prospects through outbound calling, email, social media, webinars, and seminars
- Work an existing lead funnel and partner with the Data & Insights team
- Conduct discovery calls to understand trading strategies, volume, and preferred platforms
- Present solutions highlighting competitive advantages
- Deliver platform demonstrations including order types, margin capabilities, and options tools
- Guide prospects through the full account application process including documentation and transfers
- Oversee onboarding and initial trade setup
- Identify opportunities to maximize all aspects of tastytrade
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of progressive experience in client service, relationship management, platform sales, or premium support within financial services
- Proven track record of meeting/exceeding sales goals
- Deep knowledge of active trading products: options, futures, equities, and FX
- Demonstrated ability to improve client retention and satisfaction metrics
- FINRA series 7, 63, 3 licenses
Nice to have
- Previous experience at a retail brokerage, trading platform, or high-touch wealth management firm
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Communications, or related field
- Personal trading experience or strong passion for the markets
- FINRA series 4, 34 and 24 licenses
- Strong ability and desire to contribute to team training and mentoring junior staff
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build trust with sophisticated traders
- High emotional intelligence and composure when handling complex client situations
Benefits
- Bonus
- Stock Purchase Options
- 401k Plan
- Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits
- Continued Education Support
- 20 Paid Vacation Days (plus an additional paid vacation day the month of your birthday!)
- 10 Paid Sick Days
- Gym Membership Reimbursement
- Commuter Benefits
- Pet Insurance
- Wellness & Mental Health Programs
- Charitable Donation Matching
About the company
IG North America is home to tastytrade, tasty live, and tastyfx, a family of brands built to democratize trading and empower individual investors. The team builds trading platforms, produces live financial education content, and creates technology to make complex markets accessible.