About the Team & Role:

The Vice President, Trading Surveillance will be responsible for monitoring, investigating, and escalating potential market abuse and regulatory violations across multiple asset classes. This role supports the firm's compliance with FINRA, SEC, and other applicable regulatory requirements and works closely with Compliance, Legal, and Operations. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with equities, options, and crypto surveillance, strong investigative skills, and hands-on expertise with NASDAQ SMARTS.

Office Location: Jersey City, NJ

This role must be based on the office locations specified in the job description, in line with our in-office work philosophy. Remote work is not available for this position. For more details about our in-office approach and expectations, please reach out to the recruiter.

Requirements

What you do

Conduct daily trade surveillance reviews using NASDAQ SMARTS and related surveillance platforms across:

• Equities
• Options
• Digital assets / crypto
• Futures and event contracts (preferred)

Analyze and disposition surveillance alerts related to potential market manipulation and abusive trading practices, including:

• Spoofing and layering
• Wash trading
• Marking the close
• Front-running
• Momentum ignition
• Cross-product and cross-market manipulation
• Cross-venue futures activity
• Calendar spread abuse

Perform complex investigations involving:

• Trading pattern analysis
• Account relationship reviews
• Order lifecycle analysis
• Cross-product linkage analysis across equities, options, futures, and crypto products

Review and interpret futures surveillance data, including CME market data and related trading activity.

Prepare investigative findings, escalation memos, exception reports, and regulatory responses with clear and defensible conclusions.

Respond to regulatory inquiries and examinations, including:

• FINRA investigations
• Electronic Blue Sheet (EBS) requests
• NFA examinations and inquiries
• Other regulatory requests and audits

Partner with Compliance, Legal, Trading, Operations, and Technology teams to obtain data, communicate findings, and support remediation efforts.

Assist in the enhancement of surveillance rules, thresholds, procedures, and controls to address evolving market structure, products, and regulatory expectations.

Stay current on FINRA, SEC, CFTC, NFA, and broader regulatory developments impacting market abuse and trade surveillance.

What you offer

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on trade surveillance experience at a FINRA member firm, clearing firm, exchange, regulator, or similar financial institution.
• Extensive surveillance experience covering:
• Equities
• Options
• Digital assets / crypto
• Strong knowledge of market abuse detection and surveillance methodologies across multiple asset classes.
• Experience using NASDAQ SMARTS and other surveillance technologies such as OneTick, Eventus, or OMS-related platforms.
• Direct experience managing:
• FINRA investigations
• Electronic Blue Sheet (EBS) requests
• NFA or other regulatory inquiries
• Strong understanding of U.S. securities and futures market structure, including:
• CME/ICE exchange environments
• Globex trading behavior
• Position limits and account aggregation
• Give-ups, block trades, and EFRPs
• FCM/IB relationships

Series 7, Series 3, and Series 24 licenses (active or eligible for transfer).

Strong analytical, investigative, written, and verbal communication skills.

Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced and highly regulated environment.

Preferred / Plus Qualifications

• Futures and NFA-related surveillance experience.
• Experience at a clearing firm or organizations supporting introducing broker-dealers.
• Prior involvement in regulatory examinations, enforcement matters, or remediation initiatives.
• Familiarity with:
• CFTC and NFA regulatory frameworks
• Large trader reporting
• Futures recordkeeping requirements
• Audit trail and supervisory expectations

Benefits

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive Paid Medical Benefits: We prioritize your health with a robust medical benefits plan that covers you and your dependents
• 401k Employer Contribution: We match your contributions to help you grow your retirement savings
• Generous Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays: Take the time you need to recharge and pursue your passions with our generous paid time off policy
• Opportunities for Professional Growth & Development: Invest in your future through hands-on learning, skill-building, and cross-functional work
• Performance Based Bonuses: Your hard work deserves recognition! Enjoy performance-based bonuses that reward your contributions to our team's success

Base pay for a successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected salary range for this role is $120,000 - $160,000. This role is also eligible to participate in our discretionary bonus plan.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Employment with Futu Holdings Limited, including all subsidiaries, is on an at-will basis. This means that either the employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice and with or without cause, subject to applicable law. Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as creating an express or implied contract of employment or guarantee of employment for any specific duration.