Risk Analyst-Day Shift

Summary

The Risk Analyst supports real-time monitoring of customer trading activity and firm-level exposure across Topstep Brokerage. This role helps ensure disciplined risk controls, timely intervention, and clear escalation in coordination with the Trade Desk, Operations, Compliance, and our clearing FCM partner.

Expected Shift: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST.

Core Focus

• Client Account Risk Monitoring
• Reporting and Escalation Support
• Firm-Level Oversight & Controls
• Operational Risk & Post-Trade Review
• Governance, Documentation & Compliance Alignment

Key Responsibilities

Client Account Risk Monitoring

• Monitor customer accounts intraday for margin sufficiency, liquidation risk, and abnormal trading behavior.
• Identify high-risk activity, including concentration, rapid drawdowns, or repeated margin breaches.
• Escalate client risk concerns promptly to the Trade Desk Manager or Risk Leadership.
• Support intervention workflows before forced liquidation when appropriate.

Reporting and Escalation Support

• Partner with the Trade Desk on live risk events, client distress, and urgent position management.
• Ensure clear handoff between Risk and execution teams during fast-moving market conditions.
• Assist in documenting trade-related incidents, errors, or platform disruptions impacting client outcomes.
• Support daily risk reporting and review routines aligned with firm risk thresholds and Plus500 parameters.

Firm-Level Oversight & Controls

• Track aggregate exposure across client accounts, including product and asset-class concentration.
• Monitor correlated trading behavior across accounts during volatile market events.

Operational Risk & Post-Trade Review

• Generate daily risk reports and exposure metrics for leadership review.
• Contribute to the development of automated dashboards and KPIs.
•  Support cross-department initiatives for risk automation.

Governance, Documentation & Compliance Alignment

• Follow written risk monitoring procedures and escalation standards.
• Support recordkeeping and communications retention requirements (CFTC/NFA expectations).
• Participate in continuous improvement of the Client Risk Monitoring SOP as the program matures.
• Contribute to exam-ready documentation and internal control discipline.

Required Qualifications and Key Competencies

•  2–4 years’ experience in risk, brokerage operations, or trade supervision (futures, FX, or equities).
• Knowledge of CFTC / NFA margin and recordkeeping rules.
• Familiarity with risk platforms (e.g., T4, CQG, TT, or similar).
• Strong Excel and analytical skills; able to reconcile large data sets accurately.
• Calm decision-making and judgment under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal documentation habits.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with FCM risk or trade surveillance systems.
• Familiarity with SQL or visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Prior exposure to automated risk alerting or incident-tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Slack workflows).

Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.  

Reasoning Ability                   

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.  Ability to solve practical problems via a logical, analytic approach. 

Other Skills and Abilities          

Ability to multitask. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Strong time management and organizational skills. Ability to work under dynamic schedule constraints and consistently meet deliverable timelines.

Company Culture & Perks

• Topstep is an engaging working environment which ranges from fully remote to hybrid. We foster a culture of collaboration with cameras-on during meetings and a robust Slack environment for communication. 
• 10 Company-paid Holidays and generous Family Leave. Paid time off is accrued monthly.
• Competitive 401(k) matching, health, dental, and vision insurance is offered for full time employees 
• Vacations are encouraged with a bonus for taking 5 consecutive days. Employee referrals are bonused. Topstep offers a food and groceries budget and contributes towards health and wellness.

New Hire Base Salary Range

• $36.05/hr - $38.46/hr.
• Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
• The compensation offered will take into account internal compensation structure and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Topstep is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees and applicants are valued. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Interested in the role? Apply today with your resume and cover letter!

At this time immigration sponsorship is not available for this position (including H-1B, STEM OPT training plans, etc.).