SIG has a job opening for an Operations Analyst to join our Brokerage team in support of our Equity Options Trading desk in our Bala Cynwyd office. In this role, you will be focused on support of trading activity from the point trades are executed by our traders through settlement, clearing and post-trade analysis. This ensures that you will gain broad exposure across the operational activities on the desk including settlements, reconciliations, and reporting as well as issue resolution and variance analysis. Additionally, we will look to you to focus on continuous automation and process improvement through collaboration with team members and our technology team. This will also include testing these activities prior to rollout across the desk. In carrying out these responsibilities, you will have the opportunity to interact daily with traders, peers, clients and our clearing firms to ensure that issues are resolved as quickly as possible and that trades settle and clear within required timeframes.
Who We Are
SIG is a global quantitative trading firm founded with an entrepreneurial mindset and a rigorous analytical approach to decision making. We commit our own capital to trade financial products around the world. Building virtually all of our own trading technology from scratch, we are leaders and innovators in high performance, low latency trading. Our operations team works directly with each trading desk supporting the traders while gaining exposure across the full spectrum of operational roles. They play the role of an active contributor working with the traders, clearing agents, internal teams, and related third parties to provide operational support to the firm’s daily trading activity.
SIG Operations Analyst Are:
Detail OrientedResourceful Interested in the financial marketsSkilled communicators Eager to learnWhat we're looking for
Bachelors degree required; specialization in finance or a related discipline preferredMinimum of two years of professional, co-op and/or internship experience in a trade support role required; previous experience supporting or with exposure to US Listed Options, Foreign and Domestic Equities, and/or Portfolio trading preferredPossession of Series 7 & 55 licenses, or the ability to obtain both licenses within six months of hire, requiredDemonstrated and strong experience with Excel required; experience with VBA, Access and/or SQL preferredProven ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment, meet deadlines, and work well under pressureExperience with Omgeo Products (Oasys, CTM, Alert), Fidessa, Nasdaq ACT workstation or other trading programs, a plus
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