Trading Operations Senior Associate

January 23

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Alpaca

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Alpaca is a fintech company that provides a comprehensive brokerage and trading platform through a suite of APIs. These APIs enable developers and businesses to integrate algorithmic trading, app development, and embedded investing into their services. Alpaca offers services like trading in US stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrency with options for local currency transactions. The company is recognized for its cyber security practices and is a member of FINRA and SIPC. Alpaca is ideal for fintech startups, broker-dealers, hedge funds, and other financial services looking to build sophisticated trading applications and platforms with minimal friction through their well-documented Broker API.

Finance • Trading • Fintech • Algorithm Trading • Investing

201 - 500 employees

🔌 API

💳 Fintech

₿ Crypto

📋 Description

• As a senior trading associate you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Equity and Options Trading Operations team. • This includes building scalable infrastructure and procedures and nurturing/supporting a strong work ethic from yourself and others in-line with Alpaca’s core values of Curiosity, Global Empathy, and Accountability. • Create and improve upon a world class execution platform • Assist in the Firm’s Best-Execution Program by reviewing post-trade exception reports. • Review Trade Surveillance reports and take appropriate action to resolve alerts • Monitor order flow for irregularities • Timely resolution of client trade escalations • Create/update policies and procedures as needed • Reconciliation of firm error and inventory accounts • Risk monitoring/trading of firm held positions • Maintain firm GTC order book • Create and drive new initiatives • Assist the Director of Trading Operations in the execution of firm objective • Ad Hoc duties and responsibilities as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• FINRA Licences: • Series 7 • Series 57 • Series 24 • Series 63 • Series 4 (able to get in 6 months) • Experience with both front and back end processes for trading lifecycle (Equity and Options) • Experience in SQL (willingness to learn) • Experience creating and maintaining relationships with executing counterparties • Experience with order quality evaluations including execution and market manipulation testing • A leader that has a track record of successful team building and creating growth opportunities for their team members • Prior experience with Financial or FINTech startups • Prior experience working with international clients

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options • Benefits: Health benefits start on day 1. In the US this includes Medical, Dental, Vision. In Canada, this includes supplemental health care. Internationally, this includes a stipend value to offset medical costs. • New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500 • Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card • Work with awesome hard working people, super smart and cool clients and innovative partners from around the world