Trader (PM)

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.

This is an on-site role based in one of our offices.


About the role

Tidal is seeking a highly skilled ETF Fund Manager/Trader responsible for the implementation and management of various Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) portfolios. An ideal candidate will have experience in ETFs, leverage ETFs or swap based products. This role requires a deep understanding of financial markets, strong analytical skills, and a proven track record in managing portfolios within relevant risk-reward frameworks. The ETF Portfolio Management team provides portfolio management and execution services for ETF issuers. The firm manages both active and index-based portfolios and covers most major global asset classes. This position will closely be involved with day-to-day portfolio management functions of exchange traded products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in trading equities, options, and futures. This role requires experience in using Bloomberg or other institutional trading platforms, as well as a background in financial services and back/middle office operations.


What you'll do

  • Execute and manage trades across equities, options, and futures.
  • Execute day to day duties in the Trading Operations 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. 
  • Working 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 across teams, and external partners 

Qualifications

  • Business related degree. 
  • 3-5 years of experience (or more) in trading equities, options, swaps and futures. 
  • Institutional trading experience. 
  • Derivatives 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 

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • 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 with or managing leveraged ETFs. 
  • Experience working in a high-paced, deadline-driven environment. 


    This is an on-site role based in one of our offices.

The pay range for this role is:

85,000 - 135,000 USD per year (USA)

Trading

Milwaukee, WI

Oak Brook, IL

Omaha, US

West Palm Beach, US

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