Clear Street · 21 hours ago
Associate - Surveillance
Del Mar, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$95K/yr - $110K/yr
3+ years expClear Street is a diversified financial services firm modernizing the brokerage ecosystem. The Surveillance Associate will conduct daily trade surveillance reviews, focusing on detecting and escalating potential market manipulation and abusive trading activity using Nasdaq Trade Surveillance.
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Responsibilities
Review order lifecycle data (order entry, modification, cancellation and execution) to assess intent and impact
Analyze activity to identify potential manipulation and abusive practices such as spoofing, layering, momentum ignition, wash trading, marking the open/close and pre-arranged trades
Perform cross-product surveillance across equities and listed options
Independently review and disposition NTS alerts through trade reconstruction, order book analysis and market context review
Document findings clearly and concisely in surveillance case management systems
Escalate potential to senior surveillance personnel with clear supporting analysis
Assist in preparing case summaries for month Trade Surveillance Committee meetings
Provide feedback to senior team members on alert performance, false positives and recurring patterns observed in NTS
Identify surveillance caps or emerging risks associated with new products, order types or customer trading behavior
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of hands-on experience using NTS in a broker-dealer or exchange environment
Demonstrated experience identifying and investigating layering, spoofing, momentum ignition, coordinated trading, and other market manipulation alerts
Strong understanding of equities and listed options markets, including order types, routing, execution mechanics and common trading strategies
Ability to assess trading intent and distinguish legitimate strategies from abusive conduct
Experience supporting active retail trading environments
Strong analytical, investigative and documentation skills
Benefits
Company equity
401k matching
Gender neutral parental leave
Full medical, dental and vision insurance
Lunch stipends
Fully stocked kitchens
Happy hours
Company
Clear Street
Clear Street is a financial technology company that provides a modern, cloud-native platform for institutional investors and family offices.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$655MKey Investors
SBI GroupPrysm CapitalIMC Investments
2026-01-21Corporate Round· $50M
2023-04-11Series B· $270M
2023-02-14Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Ed Tilly
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Pento
Co-Founder and Board Member
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