diff --git a/backend/jobs/__init__.py b/backend/jobs/__init__.py
index 2d46e0b..b8829b1 100644
--- a/backend/jobs/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/jobs/__init__.py
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 Background jobs module.
 """
 from jobs.scheduler import scheduler, start_scheduler, stop_scheduler
+from jobs.collection_job import run_daily_collection, run_backfill
 
-__all__ = ["scheduler", "start_scheduler", "stop_scheduler"]
+__all__ = [
+    "scheduler", "start_scheduler", "stop_scheduler",
+    "run_daily_collection", "run_backfill",
+]
diff --git a/backend/jobs/scheduler.py b/backend/jobs/scheduler.py
index 267aa90..16d40c9 100644
--- a/backend/jobs/scheduler.py
+++ b/backend/jobs/scheduler.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
 from apscheduler.triggers.cron import CronTrigger
 
 from jobs.snapshot_job import create_daily_snapshots
+from jobs.collection_job import run_daily_collection
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -15,7 +16,21 @@ scheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
 
 def configure_jobs():
     """Configure scheduled jobs."""
-    # Daily snapshot at 18:30 (after market close)
+    # Daily data collection at 18:00 (after market close, before snapshot)
+    scheduler.add_job(
+        run_daily_collection,
+        trigger=CronTrigger(
+            hour=18,
+            minute=0,
+            day_of_week='mon-fri',
+        ),
+        id='daily_collection',
+        name='Collect daily market data',
+        replace_existing=True,
+    )
+    logger.info("Configured daily_collection job at 18:00")
+
+    # Daily snapshot at 18:30 (after data collection completes)
     scheduler.add_job(
         create_daily_snapshots,
         trigger=CronTrigger(
@@ -27,7 +42,7 @@ def configure_jobs():
         name='Create daily portfolio snapshots',
         replace_existing=True,
     )
-    logger.info("Configured daily_snapshots job")
+    logger.info("Configured daily_snapshots job at 18:30")
 
 
 def start_scheduler():
diff --git a/backend/tests/e2e/test_collection_job.py b/backend/tests/e2e/test_collection_job.py
index d02dd6b..340448b 100644
--- a/backend/tests/e2e/test_collection_job.py
+++ b/backend/tests/e2e/test_collection_job.py
@@ -139,3 +139,21 @@ def test_run_backfill_with_existing_data_only_fills_gaps():
     # Last backward chunk should end at or before 2024-05-31
     backward_chunks = [r for r in price_ranges if r[1] <= "20240531"]
     assert len(backward_chunks) >= 1
+
+
+def test_scheduler_has_daily_collection_job():
+    """Scheduler should register a daily_collection job at 18:00."""
+    from jobs.scheduler import configure_jobs
+
+    from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
+    test_scheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
+
+    with patch("jobs.scheduler.scheduler", test_scheduler):
+        configure_jobs()
+
+    jobs = {job.id: job for job in test_scheduler.get_jobs()}
+    assert "daily_collection" in jobs
+
+    trigger = jobs["daily_collection"].trigger
+    trigger_str = str(trigger)
+    assert "18" in trigger_str  # hour=18