Broker Dealer Risk Management Vice Present

Job Description

Job Description

This position will be focusing on margining and stress testing of options, equities, fixed income, FX and other derivative securities.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Manage all margin requirements on client accounts on a security basis, portfolio level and on the global firm-wide platform
• Analyze risk exposure across the firm and set appropriate margin requirements and policies to mitigate that risk
• Manage the firm's risk exposure due to margin loans, large concentrated trades and volatile market moves, being both proactive and reactive to managing concentration risk, liquidity risk and market volatility on the entire client base
• Perform Stress Testing and VaR analysis on complex portfolios; comprised of equities, options, fixed income and futures securities, and ad hoc business and liquidity analysis on key drivers and accounts
• Issue margin calls for client accounts and monitor limit breaches for proprietary trading desks
• Set margin lending rates and trading limits on a wide array of securities and lines of businesses which include repo lending, stock loan, agency execution, investment banking, etc
• Mitigate liquidity risk and funding requirements arising from institutional trading by interfacing with street-side and central counterparties

• Strong industry knowledge across multiple lines of business. Clearance & Settlement, Prime Brokerage, Agency Execution and in-depth understanding of NSCC, OCC, FICC & DTC.
• High Competency in Equities, Complex Options, Fixed Income, Reg T. Calculation and Portfolio Margin.
• The ideal candidate can work independently, can manage tight deadlines and has excellent presentation skills, both written & verbal.
• 10 years of experience in Risk Management