Trading Associate-Leverage

About the role

The Tidal Financial Group is a leading ETF investment technology platform dedicated to creating, operating, and growing ETFs. We combine expertise and innovative partnership approaches to offer comprehensive, value-generating ETF solutions.

Our platform offers best-in‑class strategic guidance, product planning, trust and fund services, legal support, operations support, marketing and research, and sales and distribution services.

• Execute and manage trades across equities, options, and swaps.
• Execute day‑to‑day duties in the operations of the Trading Team, including but not limited to trade allocation, position settlement, and reconciliation of all trading.
• Utilize Bloomberg or other institutional trading platforms for efficient trade execution.
• Work closely with Prime Brokers and Market Makers to ensure trading best execution and fund efficiencies.
• Stay updated with market trends, economic developments, and trading strategies.
• Accountable for performance and adherence to fund objectives and delivering superior returns against direct competitors.
• Strong familiarity with Microsoft Excel and other Office applications.
• Partner with Investment/Portfolio Management team to continually improve and enhance the trading process and procedures.
• Work closely with our Operations Team to understand their needs and to build solutions that enable them to execute transactions and other operational processes effectively.
• A relentless focus on quality and ability to produce accurate information independently without extensive support/QA from others.
• Continually analyzing, reviewing and improving our operations and service as the trading business evolves.
• The individual will be expected to interact and build strong relationships with stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably business or quantitative discipline related, or relevant experience.
• 1‑3 years of experience (or more) in trading equities, options, and fixed income, with a strong emphasis on option trading.
• Institutional/RIA trading experience.
• Proficiency with Bloomberg or similar institutional trading platforms.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and trading strategies.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated history of solving complex problems.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite.
• Very high level of competency in Excel.

• Experience with trading platforms, order management systems (OMS), and post‑trade processing.
• Experience working for a firm that manages 40 Act products.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to trading activities.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.

We are prioritizing candidates who are located within proximity to Chicago, IL;
Milwaukee, WI;
Omaha, NE; and West Palm Beach, FL.

85, USD per year (Chicago Office)