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Trading Risk Analyst – Equities & Options Clearing – Miami, Florida
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Trading Risk Analyst – Equities & Options Clearing – Miami, Florida
A technology-driven financial infrastructure firm is expanding its front-line trading risk function and is seeking a Trading Risk Analyst to support equities and listed options activity in a high-throughput clearing environment.
This role sits at the intersection of real-time risk monitoring, quantitative controls, and trading systems. You’ll work closely with engineering, operations, and risk leadership to ensure automated trading flows remain within defined risk parameters while adapting dynamically to market conditions.
Role Summary
You will help design, operate, and refine pre-trade and intraday risk controls across equities and options portfolios. The position offers hands-on exposure to margin modeling, volatility risk, and options-specific risk dynamics, with a strong emphasis on data, automation, and real-time decision support.
Core Responsibilities
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Design, implement, and monitor pre-trade risk constraints embedded within order management systems, including position limits, exposure thresholds, and automated rejection logic
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Quantitatively manage options risk, including volatility sensitivity, gamma exposure, expiration dynamics, and intraday stress scenarios
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Support margin frameworks by calculating and monitoring initial, variation, and stress margin requirements using industry-standard models
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Perform real-time risk surveillance using dashboards tracking exposure, Greeks, liquidity metrics, and capital utilization
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Investigate and escalate risk limit breaches using automated alerts and exception workflows
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Analyze short-dated options behavior, including same-day expiration risk and assignment dynamics
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Contribute data and analytics to execution quality analysis and regulatory reporting workflows
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Produce daily and ad hoc risk summaries covering exposure concentrations, margin sufficiency, and intraday risk events
Quantitative & Technical Profile
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Typically 3–5 years of experience in trading risk, market risk, or clearing-related roles within a financial services environment
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Working knowledge of equities and listed options risk, including margining and portfolio exposure concepts
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Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret noisy, real-time trading data
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Comfortable working with spreadsheets and structured datasets; database familiarity is a plus
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Ability to reason quantitatively about risk limits, scenario analysis, and stress testing
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Clear communicator who can collaborate across engineering, operations, and risk teams
Credentials & Licensing
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FINRA Series 7 required (or ability to obtain within a defined timeframe)
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Additional registrations related to trading or supervision are beneficial but not mandatory
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An official job listing by Barclay Simpson: https://www.barclaysimpson.com/job/trading-risk-analyst-equities-options-clearing-miami-florida/
We seek individuals from a diverse talent pool and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply to our vacancies. Our commitment to fair recruitment processes means that we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of their lived experience or personal characteristics. We also invite applicants who meet most of the listed requirements, even if not all, to apply. If you require any adjustments to the application process, please let us know.
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