A career as an Associate/Associate Director on the Global Securities Finance team at National Bank means contributing to a fast-paced, entrepreneurial trading desk focused on hard-to-borrow reverse conversions and other delta one strategies. In this role, you can leverage your technical skills, trading experience, and process-building mindset to make a meaningful impact on the organization.

Your job

• Support trading activity in hard-to-borrow reverse conversions and other Delta one strategies
• Monitor and analyze special situations—including tenders, spinoffs, bankruptcies, and corporate actions—and assess their impact on the securities lending market.
• Analyze borrow availability, rates, and utilization across equities to identify trading opportunities and inefficiencies in the securities lending market.
• Build and maintain tools to automate and optimize trading workflows using Python, SQL, and VBA.
• Collaborate with senior traders to identify inefficiencies and develop trading strategies.
• Assist in trade booking, reconciliation, and risk monitoring.
• Stay current on market developments and contribute to idea generation.

Your team

You will be part of a team of traders in the Global Securities Finance team, and you will report to the head of Delta One Trading. Our team stands out for its entrepreneurial spirit, technical innovation, and collaborative culture.

Prerequisite

• Bachelor’s degree and 2–7 years of trading experience, preferably in delta one, equity finance, or related areas.

• Intermediate understanding of Equity Options and trading

• Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, and VBA.

• Experience working with Bloomberg Terminal and Bloomberg APIs via Python and SQL preferred

• Comfortable manipulating large datasets to identify trading opportunities and inefficiencies.

• Familiarity with special situations and corporate actions is preferred

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action and continuous improvement.

In compliance with all states and cities that require transparency of pay, annual base salary range for this position is: $150,000 – $225,000

This position is eligible for variable compensation also.

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan participation with employer matching contribution
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness fund
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Basic and Buy-Up Life Insurance
• And more.

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier- free workplace that is accessible to all employees.

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during our first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Come live your ambitions with us!