Alpaca

Market Risk Analyst

Alpaca

Developer APIs for stocks, options and crypto trading, investing apps, and embedded fintech.

Competitive Salary

New York, United States (Onsite)

Finance, Legal & Compliance

Mid-Level

Last updated 2026-04-28T06:00:53.939Z

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About the role

Overview

We are looking for a highly analytical and driven Market Risk Analyst to join our growing Risk team, focusing on Market Risk while contributing to the development of a world-class Enterprise Risk Management function.

Skills

Data Analysis Communication Dashboards Stakeholder Management Strategy

Candidate requirements

These are the minimum requirements a candidate must meet to be considered for this role.

  • 2–5 years of experience in Market Risk, Middle Office, or Quantitative Analysis within a fintech, hedge fund, or high-frequency trading environment.
  • Deep understanding of derivatives (Futures/Options) and margin mechanics.

About Alpaca

Alpaca is a US-headquartered, self-clearing broker-dealer and a global leader in brokerage infrastructure APIs providing access to stocks, ETFs, options, fixed income, and crypto. Alpaca delivers embeddable finance solutions for tokenization, fully paid securities lending, high-yield cash, 24/5 trading, Shariah-compliant investing, and more.

Today, Alpaca powers over 9 million brokerage accounts across hundreds of fintechs and institutions in 40+ countries, with over $320M in funding from top investors including Drive Capital, Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Derayah Financial, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

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