Point72

Equities Trade Support Analyst

Point72 • $80K — $95K *
Stamford, CT 06902In-Person
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Two years of experience in a financial institution or hedge fund
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, mathematics, or a related field
  • Proficiency in Excel for trade reconciliation and reporting
  • Ability to support trade confirmation, settlement, and issue resolution
  • Strong time management and organizational skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Support high-impact control functions with visibility into investment performance
  • Reconcile daily equities and derivatives transactions to reduce operational risk
  • Ensure timely settlement of equity trades by resolving issues
  • Verify positions against prime brokers to maintain accuracy
  • Coordinate with various teams to address trade and compliance issues
  • Review and process corporate actions with trading teams
  • Monitor and manage foreign currency exposure through FX transactions
  • Provide middle-office support for trade-related matters

Benefits

  • Fully-paid health care benefits
  • Generous parental and family leave policies
  • Mental and physical wellness programs
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Non-profit matching gift program
  • Support for employee-led affinity groups
  • Tuition assistance
  • 401(k) savings program with employer match
Full Job Description
What you'll do
  • Support a high-impact control function with direct visibility into investment performance across a global equities trading platform
  • Reconcile daily equities, options, CFDs, swaps, and FX transactions before market close to reduce operational risk
  • Ensure timely settlement of equity trades by identifying breaks, investigating root causes, and resolving issues
  • Verify positions against prime brokers and swap providers to maintain accurate books and records across traded products
  • Coordinate with portfolio managers, traders, counterparties, and control teams to resolve trade, settlement, risk, treasury, legal, and compliance issues
  • Review and process voluntary and mandatory corporate actions while communicating position implications to trading teams and brokers
  • Monitor and reduce foreign currency exposure related to profit and loss, depositary receipts, and dollarized swaps through FX transactions
  • Execute spot FX transactions to support accurate settlement of securities traded in non-deliverable forward markets
  • Provide middle-office trade support for trade bookings, trade verification, corporate actions, profit and loss, technology matters, and legal-related issues


What's required
  • Two years of experience in a financial institution or hedge fund
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, mathematics, or a related field
  • Proficiency in Excel for trade reconciliation, data analysis, and operational reporting
  • Ability to support daily trade confirmation, settlement, position verification, and issue resolution across equities and related products
  • Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines in a fast-paced trading environment
  • High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, independent judgment, and sound decision-making
  • Superior problem-solving and analytical skills with a demonstrated commitment to accuracy, controls, and operational excellence
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with trading teams, counterparties, and offshore partners
  • Ability to multitask, work under pressure, and contribute effectively in a team-oriented environment
  • Commitment to the highest ethical standards


We take care of our people

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
  • Fully-paid health care benefits
  • Generous parental and family leave policies
  • Mental and physical wellness programs
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Non-profit matching gift program
  • Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community
  • Tuition assistance
  • A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more


About Point72

Point72 Asset Management is a hedge fund and family office founded by Steven Cohen in 2014. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut and manages over $16 billion in assets. Point72 primarily invests in public equity markets, but also has a private equity arm. The company has a global presence with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Singapore. Point72 has been involved in several high-profile legal cases, including a $1.8 billion settlement with the SEC in 2013.
Learn more about Point72
Size
1,500 employees
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Founded
2014
* Ladders Estimates

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