Trading Operations Senior Associate
Who We Are:
Alpaca is a US California headquartered brokerage infrastructure technology company and self-clearing broker-dealer, delivering execution and custody solutions for Stocks, ETFs, Options, Cryptocurrencies, and more, and has raised over $170 million in funding. Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company in multiple countries, and we serve hundreds of financial institutions globally such as broker-dealers, investment advisors, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges.
Alpacas globally distributed team members bring in diverse experiences such as engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals to achieve our Mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We are also deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community. We will continue to enhance and improve our award-winning developer-friendly API and the infrastructure behind it.
Our Team Members:
Were a team of 150+ globally distributed members who love working from our favorite places worldwide. Our team spans the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and more!
Were looking for candidates eager to join Alpacas growing organization, who are excited about our Mission of Open financial services to everyone on the planet and share our Values of Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable.
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 Alpacas core values of Curiosity, Global Empathy, and Accountability.
Create and improve upon a world class execution platform
Assist in the Firms 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
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
How We Take Care of You:
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
Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
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