Exchange Trade Analyst

Role: Exchange Trade Analyst
Location: 540 W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL,
Setting: Will work Hybrid but in office day 1.
Pay rate: 48.44/hr on w2 Weekly pay Plus Medical, vision and Dental.
Start: 11/25/2024
Duration:1 month
***Opportunity for Extension/Conversion FTE depending on performance, attendance, and business need.
Job Description:

• Processing client instructions, amendments, and corrections across the life cycle of a futures or option trade and position accurately and efficiently, with a strong attention to detail, and often to tight timeframes, delivering high quality output
• Work with Execution Desks and Client Services teams to answer client raised queries in a professional and timely manner
• Work within team to identify and implement risk reduction and operational process improvements and quick wins
• Identify and raise new ideas for process improvements, contributing to a pipeline of change across ETD, and prioritization for funding
• Work with team to develop and automate risk and performance metrics
• Participate in UAT testing and reporting on key change programs
• Provide subject matter expertise and ad hoc support to change book of work

Required skills
1. General understanding of Exchange Trade Derivatives and Futures & Options
2. Strong analytics using Microsoft Excel, Ability to create power point presentations, ability to create process flow charts using Visio
3. Experience at an Exchange or another Bank.
4. Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Skills

• Microsoft excel, Visio, PowerPoint
• Flexible in adjusting to demands and challenges, with the ability to work at a fast pace, high-volume environment with tight deadlines.
• Strong communication, partnership and relationship building skills

Other Skills

• Collaborative, Critical Thinker, Problem Solving
• Day to day Work being done
• Processing client instructions, amendments, and corrections across the life cycle of a futures or option trade and position accurately and efficiently, with a strong attention to detail, and often to tight timeframes, delivering high quality output
• Work with Execution Desks and Client Services teams to answer client raised queries in a professional and timely manner
• Work within team to identify and implement risk reduction and operational process improvements and quick wins
• Identify and raise new ideas for process improvements, contributing to a pipeline of change across ETD, and prioritization for funding
• Work with team to develop and automate risk and performance metrics
• Participate in UAT testing and reporting on key change programs
• Provide subject matter expertise and ad hoc support to change book of work