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Full-Time

Registered Brokerage Client Service Associate

Posted on 7/8/2024

Alpaca

Alpaca

51-200 employees

API-first brokerage for stock trading

Fintech
AI & Machine Learning
Financial Services

Junior

Remote in USA

Category
Commercial Banking
Finance & Banking
Required Skills
Sales
Communications
Requirements
  • One to two years of experience in the securities industry.
  • FINRA Series 7 license or ability to obtain within the first 3 months of employment start date.
  • Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and reliability with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must have strong written and communication skills.
  • Experience with FINRA, Federal, and SEC regulations.
  • Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a remote team environment.
  • Must possess the ability to adapt to a changing business and regulatory environment.
Responsibilities
  • Assist clients and broker partners by being the first point of contact on service needs and issues.
  • Submit and process certain operational requests as instructed by the brokerage team and/or client/broker partners. Examples include funds distributions, cash and stock journals, account updates, ACATs initiation, and other operational tasks.
  • Researching and responding to clients’ issues relating to form submissions, transfers, and various other operational items.
  • Interact with several internal groups to resolve client issues. This can include the trading desk, brokerage operations, sales team, solutions team, customer success team, engineering, and product teams.
  • Ensure new business paperwork is accurately and successfully submitted.

Alpaca Securities LLC provides an API-first brokerage service that allows businesses to create their own trading applications without needing to become brokers. This service enables clients, such as InvestSky and Woodstock, to integrate stock trading and local currency trading into their platforms, making it easier for international investors to trade US stocks. Additionally, Alpaca offers crypto wallets and supports coin pair trading, expanding the financial services available to its clients. The company's goal is to simplify the trading process for businesses and their customers while ensuring a secure and efficient platform.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$96.8M

Headquarters

San Mateo, California

Founded

2015

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

8%

2 year growth

-11%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Alpaca's self-clearing capability opens up new business opportunities, including seamless asset transfers and securities lending.
  • The support for limit orders and extended hours trading for fractional shares enhances Alpaca's appeal to global investors, providing more trading flexibility.
  • Strategic partnerships and investments, such as the $15M from SBI Group, accelerate Alpaca's expansion into Asian markets, broadening its global footprint.

What critics are saying

  • The fintech and stock brokerage sectors are highly competitive, requiring Alpaca to continuously innovate to maintain its edge.
  • Transitioning to self-clearing involves complex business processes and compliance requirements, posing operational risks.

What makes Alpaca unique

  • Alpaca's API-first brokerage service allows businesses to integrate stock trading functionality without becoming brokers themselves, a unique offering in the fintech space.
  • The Local Currency Trading API simplifies trading for international investors by allowing them to trade US stocks in their local currency, a feature not commonly found among competitors.
  • Alpaca's transition to self-clearing at DTCC positions it as a mature player in the fintech industry, reducing intermediary layers and enhancing operational efficiency.

Benefits

Competitive salary & stock options

Medical, dental, & vision

Home office setup stipend

Monthly Brex Card stipend

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