Senior Trading Analyst

Altruist; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Competitive pay

Premium healthcare, dental, and vision

401k with 4% match

16 weeks paid parental leave

Employee mobility program

Job summary

Altruist is hiring a Senior Analyst, Trading to monitor a multi-asset desk, resolve breaks, and support advisors across equities, options, and fixed income. This role reports to the Trading & Brokerage Operations organization and offers a growth path toward Manager, Trading.

You will work hands-on on order handling, trade breaks, and advisor inquiries, with opportunities to automate processes and contribute to product/engineering testing.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in trading operations or on a trading desk.
• Hands-on experience with order handling or trade breaks.
• Knowledge of equities and options market mechanics.
• Exposure to fixed income or margin workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily order flow for equities and options; flag anomalies.
• Process fixed income order flow and respond to bond-related inquiries.
• Resolve trade breaks, process cancels and rebills per policy.
• Ensure daily trading activities comply with SEC/FINRA rules.

Skills

Trading operations

Order handling

Equities & options knowledge

Fixed income exposure

Excel skills

Education

FINRA Series 7 & 63 licensing

Tools

Sterling OMS

RFQ platforms

FIS Phase 3 clearing

Job description

Altruist is transforming the multi-trillion dollar wealth management industry by building an AI platform for wealth professionals. We partner with financial advisors nationwide, empowering them to grow, optimize time and resources, and deliver superior outcomes for their clients.

We're looking for exceptional talent to help us achieve our mission of making financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible to all. If you're passionate about challenging the status quo and want to do the most important work of your life, we'd love to meet you!

The opportunity

Altruist's Trade Desk sits at the center of the advisor experience: every order, correction, and market event runs through it. As we launch Margin and Options and expand fixed income, we're hiring a Senior Analyst, Trading as a desk generalist to execute daily order monitoring, break resolution, and advisor support across equities, options, and fixed income, while supporting Credit Risk functions.

This role sits within the Trading & Brokerage Operations organization and reports to [reporting manager]. It is a hands-on individual contributor role with a clear growth path toward the Manager, Trading seat for someone who performs, builds, and aspires to lead.

What you’ll do

As Senior Analyst, Trading, you will be the daily engine of a multi-asset desk: monitoring order flow, resolving breaks, supporting advisors, and escalating issues with sound judgment.

Equity & Options Desk Monitoring

• Monitor daily order flow, routing, and executions across equities and options, flagging anomalies early
• Review orders that drop to the review queue, evaluate risk, and escape per policy
• Support working not held orders via algo strategies or RFQ under the direction of the Manager, Trading
• Support advisor questions on orders, executions, corporate-action-driven adjustments, and market events

Fixed Income Order Support

• Process and monitor fixed income order flow, including treasuries, municipals, corporates, and brokered CDs
• Respond to advisor questions on bond availability, pricing, yield, and order status
• Flag pricing and settlement exceptions on fixed income trades and escape for resolution
• Support Credit Risk by executing liquidations required to satisfy margin calls and debit obligations
• Support enforcement of PDT, Good Faith, and Freeride restrictions on the desk
• Route buying power and restriction questions to Credit Risk with clear context

Trade Lifecycle, Breaks & Corrections

• Research and resolve trade breaks, process cancels and rebills, and document trade errors under firm policy
• Support the trade error account process, including documentation and loss tracking
• Coordinate with clearing and settlement teams on clean trade handoffs

Regulatory & Control Responsibilities

• Execute daily work in compliance with applicable SEC, FINRA, MSRB, and exchange rules governing order handling and trading
• Maintain clear documentation and audit evidence for daily reviews, exceptions, and escalations

Build & Improve

• Provide operational feedback and testing support to Product and Engineering during trading buildouts
• Identify manual desk steps that can be automated and propose improvements, including experiments with A

What you bring

We're looking for a sharp, dependable desk professional who is hungry to grow into broader ownership.

Experience & Expertise

• 2+ years of experience in trading operations, trade support, or on a trading desk at a broker-dealer or custodian
• Hands-on experience with order handling, trade breaks, or corrections strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of equity and options market mechanics
• Exposure to fixed income or margin workflows a plus

Technical & Systems Familiarity

• Experience with OMS platforms such as Sterling or equivalent a plus
• Familiarity with RFQ platforms (e.g., RFQ Hub, Tradeweb, RFQE) a plus
• Experience with clearing platforms such as FIS Phase 3 or equivalent a plus
• Strong Excel skills; comfort with trade data, operational reports, and internal tools

Licensing

• FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 required
• Series 57 required, or must be obtained within 90 days of employment
• Willingness to obtain additional registrations (such as Series 24 or Series 4) as responsibilities grow
• Series 52, or willingness to obtain, given municipal order handling

Skills & Mindset

• High attention to detail and composure in fast-moving markets
• Versatile generalist: eager to work across equities, options, fixed income, and risk support within the same day
• Aspires to grow into the Manager seat and shows it through initiative, documentation, and ownership beyond the task list
• Genuinely curious about AI: you experiment with AI tools to speed up break triage, analysis, and repetitive work, and you bring those ideas to the team
• Clear written and verbal communication for advisor and internal interactions
• Sound judgment and comfort escalating when something looks wrong

Dallas, TX salary range

• $79,000 - $107,000 USD

What we bring

Attracting and retaining top-tier talent is a priority. We are proud of the culture we’ve built and are cognizant of the ever-changing professional landscape. Our dynamic offering of perks and benefits are tailored for you to feel your best while doing your best.

• A hybrid work schedule for most positions to promote strong, in-person collaboration.
• Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX. Our offices are intentionally designed for comfort, collaboration, and productivity.
• Competitive pay.
• Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO).
• 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting.
• 16 week paid parental leave.
• Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an annual L&D budget allocation for each employee.
• Company perks program (includes discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, and travel, etc.).
• Financial guidance program (includes counseling on navigating debt, tracking personal spend, saving and planning goals, home-purchasing preparedness, etc.).
• One month work from anywhere policy (with the exception of a few countries).

For salaried positions, a salary offer will be determined by a number of factors including experience, skill level, internal pay equity, geographic location, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs regularly to ensure fair, equitable, and competitive pay. At Altruist, we are committed to providing fair, equitable, and competitive compensation by leveraging market data to inform our pay bands. Base salaries will be reviewed at regular intervals throughout the year, typically in conjunction with performance review cycles. By evaluating compensation on a regular basis, we are able to reward high performance and ensure all employees have opportunities for growth.