Securities Finance Trader
Remote
Job Summary
Identify and execute borrow and loan opportunities across equities, fixed income, and ETFs using manual and automated strategies. Leverage Python and SQL to streamline daily tasks, develop analytical tools, and automate data-driven decisions. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to optimize data pipelines, trading systems, and risk controls. Monitor outstanding loans, recalls, and rates to optimize risk and profitability while building relationships with borrowers, lenders, and custodians. Develop operational tasks, product improvements, and automation solutions for securities lending trading and operations. Assess 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.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Finance, Economics or a related quantitative field
- 1-5 years of experience in a technical or trading role, ideally with some exposure to securities lending, short selling or related experience
- Proficient in Python and SQL
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities
- Familiarity with core financial instruments (equities, fixed income, ETFs) and general market mechanics
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work across teams
- High initiative and eagerness to learn about securities lending, product development, and advanced trading concepts
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