Junior Margin/Risk Analyst

Experience: 3-5 Years

Location: [New York / Remote]

Reporting To: Chief Risk Officer

Company Overview

RQD is a modern clearing firm that offers clearing, custody, and execution solutions designed to meet the needs of today's dynamic market participants. Built entirely on cloud-native, real-time technology, RQD can quickly and seamlessly enhance its platform, adapt to regulatory changes, and offer a more efficient implementation that scales as clients grow.

In addition to portfolio margin, RQD supports U.S. equities, options, ETFs, and other securities, catering to broker-dealers and FinTechs, including RIAs, that service retail, institutional, and active traders, foreign financial institutions, and proprietary trading firms.

This is an opportunity to work for a fintech start-up and to be an integral part of growing a broker-dealer from the ground up. As a small, hardworking team, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial culture and cross-team collaboration.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Junior Margin/Risk Analyst to join our team and play a key role in monitoring client risk exposure and processing margin requirements. The ideal candidate will bring 3-5 years of experience in risk review and margin processing within the securities industry.

This position offers the opportunity to work closely with our operations and settlement teams while developing expertise in regulatory compliance and risk management for our clearing firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily risk monitoring, including real-time analysis through trading hours.
• Monitor client positions and account activity to identify potential risk exposures and margin deficiencies.
• Analyze and handle margin calls, calculating and verifying requirements while coordinating with clients and internal teams for timely resolution.
• Ensure compliance with applicable margin rules and regulations, including Regulation T and exchange requirements.
• Conduct regulatory compliance reviews and reporting.
• Assist with quantitative risk assessments for ad hoc projects and client onboarding.
• Handle exception management and escalation.
• Collaborate with operations and settlement teams to support trade processing, account maintenance, and clearing firm activities.
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting of margin activity and risk metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in margin processing, risk review, or related operations within the securities industry. Clearing industry experience a plus.
• Series 7 license required (or willingness to obtain upon hire).
• Strong knowledge of margin rules and regulations; knowledge of Regulation T (Rule 4210) and Portfolio Margin a plus.
• Knowledge of options theory and options greek risk measurements.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail; familiarity with Excel, VBA, SQL a plus.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a real-time, high-pressure environment and manage multiple priorities.

Why RQD?

We're changing the clearing and custody space for the better, and we're always seeking driven, talented individuals who can help us on that journey. Working alongside our team of clearing professionals means you'll advance your career while helping some of the world's foremost financial institutions transact more efficiently.

Best of all, you'll join a firm that is deeply committed to its people, its clients, and the industry at large.

Benefits

• UnitedHealthcare medical coverage (multiple plan tiers, including HDHP options) — company covers 90% of premium costs, effective your first day of employment. Dental and Vision included.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Paid Time Off — 20 accrued vacation days/yr, 6 sick days/yr (with carryover), 2 personal days/yr, and 1 volunteering day/yr
• 401(k) with a strong employer match — 100% match on the first 4% of employee contributions, immediately vested

The salary range for this position is $75,000 – $125,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Salary Range

$75,000 USD - $125,000 USD

RQD* Clearing is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.