Lead Futures Risk Analyst

MooMoo; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Benefits package

Professional growth

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Futu US Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Futures Risk Analyst to join the risk management team in Jersey City/Dallas. You will monitor client and proprietary risk, manage margin controls, and escalate emerging market risks in a timely manner.

Ideal candidates have hands‑on futures clearing or FCM risk operations experience, intraday margin monitoring, and strong collaboration with operations, compliance, and finance to maintain a scalable risk framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Risk Management, or related field.
• 3–7 years of futures risk management or related experience in FCM, clearing firm, broker, or exchange.
• Strong understanding of futures contracts, margins, and risk across assets.
• Experience with GC2, margin methodologies, and risk escalation.

Responsibilities

• Monitor real‑time and end‑of‑day market, credit, margin, and liquidity exposures across client and proprietary accounts.
• Execute risk‑monitoring procedures; identify and escalate breaches promptly.
• Administer CME Globex Credit Controls (GC2) including pre‑trade exposure limits.
• Evaluate margin adequacy and collateral quality.
• Monitor VaR, stress‑testing, and portfolio vulnerabilities; escalate as needed.
• Investigate market‑data anomalies and data integrity concerns.
• Prepare daily risk reports and participate in risk‑control testing.

Skills

Futures risk management

Risk monitoring

Intraday margin

GC2"

SQL

Python

Excel/VBA

Strong communication

Analytical judgment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Risk Management

Tools

GC2 (CME)

CME Globex

SQL

Python

Excel/VBA

Job description

Futu US Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Futures Risk Analyst to join the risk management team in Jersey City/Dallas. You will monitor client and proprietary risk, manage margin controls, and escalate emerging market risks in a timely manner.

Ideal candidates have hands‑on futures clearing or FCM risk operations experience, intraday margin monitoring, and strong collaboration with operations, compliance, and finance to maintain a scalable risk framework.