Securities Finance Analyst
United StatesFinance & AccountingRemote1+ YOE
Summary
Manage borrowed and lent securities portfolio to maximize profitability and minimize risk. Collaborate cross-functionally on trading strategies, operations, and product development for securities lending and tokenized financing.
About the role
Responsibilities
- Identify and execute borrow and loan opportunities across various asset classes (equities, fixed income, ETFs) using both manual and automated trading strategies.
- Leverage SQL, AI tools to streamline daily tasks, develop analytical tools, and automate data-driven decisions; Go experience preferred.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to optimize data pipelines, trading systems, operational efficiency and risk controls.
- Monitor outstanding loans, recalls, and rates to optimize risk and profitability.
- Build and maintain relationships with borrowers, lenders, custodians, and firm client partners.
- Assess and manage counterparty, credit, and market risk while staying informed of market developments and regulatory changes.
- Work with existing and new securities lending vendors on product development solutions.
- Create automated workflow solutions for securities lending trading and operations.
- Assist in infrastructure building and business development for tokenized equities financing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Finance, Economics or a related quantitative field.
- 1–3 years of experience in a technical or trading role, ideally with some exposure to securities lending, short selling, operations or related experience.
- Series 7 and 63, or willingness to obtain within 90 days of employment.
- Proficient in SQL, Excel VBA, AI automation tools; Go experience preferred.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities.
- Familiarity with core financial instruments (equities, fixed income, ETFs, cryptocurrency) and general market mechanics.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work across teams.
- Self-starter: high level of initiative and eagerness to learn about securities lending, product development, advanced trading concepts, and building automated trading strategies.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive Salary & Stock Options
- Health Benefits
- New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
- Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
Skills
SQLExcel VBAAI automation toolsGosecurities lendingshort sellingmargin lendingrisk managementcounterparty riskmarket risk