What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trading Operations Senior Associate position at Alpaca?
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.
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Create and improve upon a world class execution platform
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Assist in the Firm’s Best-Execution Program by reviewing post-trade exception reports.
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Review Trade Surveillance reports and take appropriate action to resolve alerts
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Monitor order flow for irregularities
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Timely resolution of client trade escalations
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Create/update policies and procedures as needed
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Reconciliation of firm error and inventory accounts
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Risk monitoring/trading of firm held positions
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Maintain firm GTC order book
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Create and drive new initiatives
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Assist the Director of Trading Operations in the execution of firm objective
Ad Hoc duties and responsibilities as assigned
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FINRA Licences:
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Series 7
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Series 57
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Series 24
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Series 63
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Series 4 (able to get in 6 months)
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Experience with both front and back end processes for trading lifecycle (Equity and Options)
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Experience in SQL (willingness to learn)
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Experience creating and maintaining relationships with executing counterparties
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Experience with order quality evaluations including execution and market manipulation testing
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A leader that has a track record of successful team building and creating growth opportunities for their team members
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Prior experience with Financial or FINTech startups
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Prior experience working with international clients
