Trade Surveillance Associate, DerivativesPosted today$46K–$183K

The opportunity

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What you'll do

  • Investigate potential trade practice violations, including spoofing, wash: trading, money pass activity, front running, fraud, and other disruptive trading activity by CDE participants to ensure compliance with CDE's rulebook and applicable CFTC regulations.

  • Analyze alerts generated by CDE's trade surveillance system, triaging and: escalating matters that require heightened review in partnership with Market Regulation Department leadership.

  • Produce investigative reports documenting observations, findings, and: assessments, maintaining compliance with recordkeeping requirements for all inquiries and investigations.

  • Deliver updates and presentations to the Chief Regulatory Officer, CDE Board,: and Regulatory Oversight Committee on matters related to trade activity in accordance with CDE rules and procedures.

  • Identify patterns and trends across surveillance data that may indicate: emerging market risks or systemic compliance gaps, recommending process improvements to strengthen the program.

  • + years of experience providing market and trade surveillance support for: regulated entities (DCMs, DCOs, exchanges, broker-dealers, or comparable).

What they're looking for

  • Sound understanding of market fundamentals, derivatives trading practices,: and investigative and surveillance techniques, with the ability to apply CFTC regulations and exchange rulebooks to specific trading scenarios.
  • Demonstrated ability to produce clear, well-organized investigative: memoranda, reports, and presentations that synthesize complex trading data for stakeholders at all levels, including regulators.
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent investigations and regulatory: deadlines while maintaining accuracy and thoroughness across all active matters.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver: business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.