Risk Analyst (Margin Models)

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This position is located in the Risk Surveillance Branch of the Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR). The Risk Surveillance Branch (RSB) is responsible for quantitative risk surveillance of the clearing eco-system - derivatives instruments, both cleared and uncleared, markets intermediaries and their clients, and clearinghouses. The program has three core functions: margin model oversight, daily risk surveillance, and supervisory stress tests. CT-14 Level: To qualify for the CT-14 level you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS/CT-13 level). Specialized experience is defined that through which one has gained experience: Applying advanced statistical concepts within the risk management framework including tasks such as stochastic process modeling, multi-variate distributions, value at risk, expected shortfall, extreme value theory, GARCH, and EWMA; Applying knowledge of derivatives market structure, trading activities and asset pricing and modeling techniques to evaluate market risk and liquidity risk of different products and portfolios; Utilizing statistical software tools (SAS, MATLAB, Python, R, etc.) to perform tasks such as valuing financial instruments (e.g. futures, options, and OTC derivatives) quantiy the risk, mining large databases, analyzing data, and creating data visualizations. Desirable Experience includes experience gained at a clearing house, bank, member of a clearing house, trading firm, or a regulatory agency with oversight authority over aspects of the financial markets. This experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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