Morgan Stanley · 7 hours ago
Prime Brokerage Risk, Associate
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expMorgan Stanley is a leading financial services firm that specializes in capital management and allocation for clients. They are seeking an experienced Associate to join their Risk team, responsible for analyzing market and liquidity risks of multi-asset portfolios and collaborating with various teams to ensure comprehensive risk management.
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Responsibilities
Perform risk analysis of global multi-asset portfolios to assess market and liquidity risks, with focus on equities, rates, commodities, FX and credit
Manage risk identification of model & portfolio assumptions, market inputs, pricing issues, and drive understanding of the design of respective risk measurement methodologies including VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis, liquidity analysis etc
Collaborate with the Trading, Sales, Credit and IT teams to ensure market risks are fully understood, captured and approaches challenged where necessary
Work with market experts to develop a view of market conditions, ensuring deep understanding on inherent risk and be able to explain in a simple way both to internal decision makers and interested external parties, such as regulators, if required
Explain margin methodologies and different risk management approaches to existing and prospective clients
Engage with CCPs to understand drivers of exchange margins, and where necessary advocate for improvements
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience in the financial services industry, with Listed Derivatives and/or Prime Brokerage knowledge required
Strong quantitative and analytical skills required
Understanding of the regulatory requirements applicable to the futures markets, and a broad knowledge of the trading, operational, and risk management practices within an FCM and/or broker-dealer
This role will provide risk management expertise in complex areas and should be able to manage their own work with limited supervision
Detail oriented and able to challenge business requests with an independent mindset and expert advice
Able to provide clear and articulate guidance to internal stakeholders on policy and regulatory requirements, interacting with individuals at all levels within an organization
Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with a high level of intellectual curiosity
Preferred
Advanced degree in economics, finance, mathematics, statistics or related field preferred
FRM and/or CFA charter holder (or in the process obtaining) a plus
Knowledge of CCPs structures and their respective margin methodologies a positive
Strong excel and/or python skills a plus
Benefits
Commission earnings
Incentive compensation
Discretionary bonuses
Other short and long-term incentive packages
Other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs
Company
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a financial services company that offers securities, asset management, and credit services.
10001+ employees
Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1997-02-05IPO
Leadership Team
James Gorman
Chairman and CEO
Wei Christianson
Co-CEO Asia Pacific
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