Securities Lending Trader
Impact: Financial
Execute securities lending and borrowing transactions on behalf of financial institutions, managing associated risks and collaborating with traders and portfolio managers to meet investment objectives.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 45-55
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $112,340
- Entry-level
- $73,100
- Senior
- $141,960
- Growth by 2033
- 6
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Very Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $35,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Financial Modeling
- Risk Management
- Trading Platforms
Soft skills
- Negotiation
- Communication
- Analytical Thinking
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- Yes
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Hard
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Junior Trader
- Securities Lending Trader
- Senior Securities Lending Trader
- Portfolio Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Moderate
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3/10
- Work-life balance
- 5/10
- Prestige
- 7.5/10
- Social perception
- High