Junior Margin/Risk Analyst

RQD is a modern clearing firm offering clearing, custody, and execution solutions designed to meet the needs of today's dynamic market participants. Built on cloud-native, real-time technology, RQD enhances its platform to adapt to regulatory changes and scale with client growth. The firm supports portfolio margin, U.S. equities, options, ETFs, and other securities, serving broker-dealers, FinTechs, RIAs, retail and institutional traders, foreign financial institutions, and proprietary trading firms.

About the role

We are seeking a Junior Margin/Risk Analyst to join our team and play a key role in monitoring client risk exposure and processing margin requirements. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with operations and settlement teams while developing expertise in regulatory compliance and risk management for our clearing firm.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily risk monitoring, including real-time analysis through trading hours.
• Monitor client positions and account activity to identify potential risk exposures and margin deficiencies.
• Analyze and handle margin calls, calculating and verifying requirements while coordinating with clients and internal teams for timely resolution.
• Ensure compliance with applicable margin rules and regulations, including Regulation T and exchange requirements.
• Conduct regulatory compliance reviews and reporting.
• Assist with quantitative risk assessments for ad hoc projects and client onboarding.
• Handle exception management and escalation.
• Collaborate with operations and settlement teams to support trade processing, account maintenance, and clearing firm activities.
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting of margin activity and risk metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in margin processing, risk review, or related operations within the securities industry.
• Clearing industry experience a plus.
• Series 7 license required (or willingness to obtain upon hire).
• Strong knowledge of margin rules and regulations; knowledge of Regulation T (Rule 4210) and Portfolio Margin a plus.
• Knowledge of options theory and options greek risk measurements.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail; familiarity with Excel, VBA, SQL a plus.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a real-time, high-pressure environment and manage multiple priorities.

Benefits

• UnitedHealthcare medical coverage (multiple plan tiers, including HDHP options) — company covers 90% of premium costs, effective your first day of employment.
• Dental and Vision coverage included.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options.
• Paid Time Off — 20 accrued vacation days/year, 6 sick days/year (with carryover), 2 personal days/year, and 1 volunteering day/year.
• 401(k) with a strong employer match — 100% match on the first 4% of employee contributions, immediately vested.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $75,000 – $125,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Location: New York / Remote
Reporting To: Chief Risk Officer