Futures/Margin Analyst

Post Date

Jan 08, 2026

Location

Chicago,
Illinois

ZIP/Postal Code

60661
US
Mar 13, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Financial Services

Req #

CHI-6234b298-8917-4a83-985a-2aa958ab2e38

Pay Rate

$38 - $48 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Key escalation point for F&O Margin team and main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor the firm’s collateralisation requirements arising from the trading activities of those counterparties with margin documentation in place.
• Execute collateral substitutions with counterparties
• Preparation/Delivery of Strategic planning for the team
• Responsible for the on boarding of new products
• Responsible for ensuring team adheres to all internal policies, procedures and external regulatory requirements
• Responsible for managing all risk aspects including any internal & external audits.
• Responsible for all Industry Initiatives
• Staff development and appraisal process


Responsibilities:
Participating and managing project timelines for strategic initiatives.
• Ensuring all Client Margin Calls covered on a daily basis.
• Dealing with Client Trade & settlement queries on daily basis
• Investigation and resolve of any margin call discrepancies
• Identify and escalate fails in a timely and accurate manner to Credit/Risk Mgmt, Collateral Risk Mgmt and Ops Mgmt.
• Requesting / Booking of FX transactions for all client base
• Dealing with collateral bookings & releases, Pledged & Lodged
• Responding to client inquiries, coordinate with the appropriate Front/Middle Office as well as the core processing area in order to facilitate resolution
• Developing a complete understanding of Bank policies and departmental controls and procedures.

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Required Skills & Experience

• A good understanding of financial markets (ETD / F&O in particular)
• Confident in facing off to senior stakeholders across the business (including Sales, Trading, Product Control, Credit and Legal).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to Meet Deadlines
• Organizational Skills with Special Emphasis on the Ability to Prioritize Responsibilities
• Analytical and strong problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail, delivering high quality output.
• Strong controls background with previous experience of implementing and maintaining key business controls.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.