Clear Street
Risk Manager - Active Trading
$120K–$160K
Chicago, IL +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL, United States
San Diego - Experience
- At least 5 years in a specified risk-related role and at least 8 years overall in financial services.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Financial Engineering required.
About the job
Oversee risk, margin, and client engagement for active trading accounts across U.S. and international multi-asset markets.
What you'll do
- Monitor account exposures and margin, identify and escalate risk events, and execute client liquidations for risk management.
- Advise Active clients on risk and margin, review accounts, and help set onboarding risk limits.
- Develop margin and stress-testing methodologies, reporting, and risk infrastructure in collaboration with internal teams.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years in trading risk, margin, brokerage risk, or a related role covering equities and listed derivatives.
- At least 8 years of overall professional experience in financial services.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Financial Engineering.
- SIE, Series 7, and Series 57; solid knowledge of equity and listed options, regulatory margin frameworks, and industry-standard tools such as Bloomberg, ICE, FactSet, or equivalent.
Nice to have
- Prior exposure to individual trader or active/retail brokerage risk; familiarity with high-frequency or professional individual traders.
- Master's degree or CFA/FRM designation; proficiency in Python and SQL.
Pay
$120,000-$160,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, SQL, Bloomberg, ICE, FactSet, OMS
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