Citigroup, Inc

Securities Finance Trader - VP

Citigroup, Inc$129K — $194K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of experience in Securities Lending, Prime Finance, or Delta One trading related to equity or fixed income products.
  • Proficient in Bloomberg and advanced MS Excel for modeling and macro development.
  • Skilled in basic programming for large data sets using SQL, Qlikview, or Python.
  • Ability to work under time pressure and manage multiple tasks effectively.
  • Strong communication skills to articulate market insights to colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and nurture relationships with borrowers to enhance securities lending performance.
  • Comply with guidelines for risk and control, focusing on credit limits and fiduciary duties.
  • Identify trading opportunities from special situations and corporate actions and present findings.
  • Collaborate with sales and client executives to develop portfolio models for clients.
  • Create market commentary and management reports for clients and supervise reporting processes.
  • Work with operations and technology to ensure controls are in place for settlements and reporting.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance.
  • Wellness programs available.
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
Full Job Description
Agency Securities Lending Trader - Securities Finance - New York

Securities Finance encompasses the Agency Securities Lending (ASL), Directed Agent Investment Services (DAIS), and Collateral products within the Execution Services division of Investor Services. The business partners with institutional investors to enhance their portfolio returns through intrinsic value securities lending, liquidity management, and collateral optimization. The business is seeking a securities lending trader to work in New York.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Develop and maintain relationships with borrowers to optimize our clients' securities lending portfolio performance.
  • Adhere to risk & control guidelines specifically as it relates to counterparty credit limits, best execution, and fiduciary obligations.
  • Identify and present trading opportunities to capitalize on special situations and latent holdings. This includes the assessment of voluntary corporate action events such as Rights, Tenders, Buybacks, and Scrip/DRP options.
  • Work with the global sales, client executive, and product colleagues to build and present portfolio models for prospective and existing clients.
  • Prepare market commentary for prospective and existing clients, as well as management reporting.
  • Interface with operations, technology, and account management teams to ensure proper controls, settlements and client reporting.


PROJECTS AND DELIVERABLES:
  • Support the execution of daily trading activity to maintain best-in-class industry rankings.
  • Exceed revenue, profitability, and return on capital targets through optimal execution and broadening client base.
  • Partner with global trading & quantitative analysis teams to enhance proprietary trading analytics & optimization engine designed for portfolio benchmarking and attribution.
  • Help facilitate business target architecture initiative, intended to modernize our platforms.
  • Build and sustain working relationships with colleagues across Investor Services, Services and other functional partners.


QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 5 - 8+ years of Securities Lending, Prime Finance, or Delta One trading experience required across either equity or fixed income products.
  • Proficiency with Bloomberg, MS Excel modelling & macro development.
  • Experience with basic programming across large data sets using tools like SQL, Qlikview, and Python.
  • Ability to multitask and work under time pressure. Self-motivator with entrepreneurial disposition.
  • Ability to translate and articulate securities finance market thoughts and ideas to a larger audience including colleagues, senior management, and clients.


EDUCATION:
  • Bachelor's / University Degree required. Master's Degree in Business or Finance, or CFA preferred.


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Job Family Group:
Product Management and Development

Job Family:
Trade Structuring

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
New York New York United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$129,840.00 - $194,760.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:
jul 11, 2026

About Citigroup, Inc

Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides financial products and services. The company operates through two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, commercial banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services. The ICG segment offers various banking, and financial products and services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. This segment provides wholesale banking products and services, including fixed-income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative services, equity and fixed-income research, corporate lending, investment banking, and advisory services, private banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. Citi is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, and the company invests in initiatives that promote economic progress.

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