# Derivatives Specialist

*/JobTypes/Derivatives_Specialist*

## Neighborhood

### Related (signature role)

- [Treasury Risk Advisory Firm](/CompanyTypes/Treasury_Risk_Advisory_Firm) — signature role · CompanyTypes

### Related (delivered by)

- [Establish hedges based on the appropriate derivative instrument and terms](/Processes/Establish_hedges_based_on_the_appropriate_derivative_instrument_and_terms) — delivered by · Processes

### Perform

- [Prepare regulatory trade reports](/Tasks/Prepare_regulatory_trade_reports) — perform · Tasks
- [Investigate and resolve trade breaks](/Tasks/Investigate_and_resolve_trade_breaks) — perform · Tasks
- [Confirm and Match Derivative Trade Details with Counterparties](/Tasks/Confirm_and_Match_Derivative_Trade_Details_with_Counterparties) — perform · Tasks
- [Process Margin Calls and Collateral Movements](/Tasks/Process_Margin_Calls_and_Collateral_Movements) — perform · Tasks
- [Reconcile Derivative Positions Against Clearinghouse Records](/Tasks/Reconcile_Derivative_Positions_Against_Clearinghouse_Records) — perform · Tasks
- [Support ISDA Documentation Reviews](/Tasks/Support_ISDA_Documentation_Reviews) — perform · Tasks
- [Validate Daily Derivative Position Valuations](/Tasks/Validate_Daily_Derivative_Position_Valuations) — perform · Tasks
- [Resolve Discrepancies in Trade Records](/Tasks/Resolve_Discrepancies_in_Trade_Records) — perform · Tasks
- [Maintain derivative trade documentation](/Tasks/Maintain_derivative_trade_documentation) — perform · Tasks
- [Support derivative trade structuring](/Tasks/Support_derivative_trade_structuring) — perform · Tasks
- [Validate derivative valuations](/Tasks/Validate_derivative_valuations) — perform · Tasks
- [Process derivative lifecycle events](/Tasks/Process_derivative_lifecycle_events) — perform · Tasks
- [Reconcile derivative positions](/Tasks/Reconcile_derivative_positions) — perform · Tasks
- [Advise on derivative regulatory and reporting requirements](/Tasks/Advise_on_derivative_regulatory_and_reporting_requirements) — perform · Tasks
- [Analyze derivative exposures and risk metrics](/Tasks/Analyze_derivative_exposures_and_risk_metrics) — perform · Tasks
- [Interpret ISDA agreements and confirmations](/Tasks/Interpret_ISDA_agreements_and_confirmations) — perform · Tasks
- [Reconcile derivative positions and collateral](/Tasks/Reconcile_derivative_positions_and_collateral) — perform · Tasks
- [Review and validate derivative trade documentation](/Tasks/Review_and_validate_derivative_trade_documentation) — perform · Tasks
- [Support derivative trade lifecycle events](/Tasks/Support_derivative_trade_lifecycle_events) — perform · Tasks
- [Value and price derivative instruments](/Tasks/Value_and_price_derivative_instruments) — perform · Tasks

### Required knowledge

- [ISDA Master Agreement Terms](/Knowledge/ISDA_Master_Agreement_Terms) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Margin Methodology](/Knowledge/Margin_Methodology) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Financial Accounting Basics](/Knowledge/Financial_Accounting_Basics) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Clearing and Settlement Processes](/Knowledge/Clearing_and_Settlement_Processes) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Derivative Instrument Mechanics](/Knowledge/Derivative_Instrument_Mechanics) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Dodd-Frank and EMIR Reporting Rules](/Knowledge/Dodd-Frank_and_EMIR_Reporting_Rules) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Risk Management](/Knowledge/Risk_Management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Financial Regulation](/Knowledge/Financial_Regulation) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Derivative markets and instruments](/Knowledge/Derivative_markets_and_instruments) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Derivative Instruments](/Knowledge/Derivative_Instruments) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Financial Markets](/Knowledge/Financial_Markets) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Financial Mathematics](/Knowledge/Financial_Mathematics) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [ISDA Documentation](/Knowledge/ISDA_Documentation) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Required skills

- [Collateral Management](/Skills/Collateral_Management) — requires skill · Skills
- [Financial Data Analysis](/Skills/Financial_Data_Analysis) — requires skill · Skills
- [Process Documentation](/Skills/Process_Documentation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Trade Reconciliation](/Skills/Trade_Reconciliation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Exception Investigation](/Skills/Exception_Investigation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Lifecycle Processing](/Skills/Lifecycle_Processing) — requires skill · Skills
- [Derivative Documentation](/Skills/Derivative_Documentation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Contract Documentation Review](/Skills/Contract_Documentation_Review) — requires skill · Skills
- [Derivatives Valuation](/Skills/Derivatives_Valuation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Position Reconciliation](/Skills/Position_Reconciliation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Quantitative Modeling](/Skills/Quantitative_Modeling) — requires skill · Skills
- [Risk Analysis](/Skills/Risk_Analysis) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Reconcile Derivative Positions Against Clearinghouse Records](/Activities/Reconcile_Derivative_Positions_Against_Clearinghouse_Records) — engage in · Activities
- [Investigate and Resolve Trade Breaks](/Activities/Investigate_and_Resolve_Trade_Breaks) — engage in · Activities
- [Process Margin Calls and Collateral Movements](/Activities/Process_Margin_Calls_and_Collateral_Movements) — engage in · Activities
- [Process derivative lifecycle events](/Activities/Process_derivative_lifecycle_events) — engage in · Activities
- [Support derivative trade structuring](/Activities/Support_derivative_trade_structuring) — engage in · Activities
- [Support structuring of bespoke derivative contracts](/Activities/Support_structuring_of_bespoke_derivative_contracts) — engage in · Activities
- [Value and price derivative instruments](/Activities/Value_and_price_derivative_instruments) — engage in · Activities
- [Interpret ISDA agreements and confirmations](/Activities/Interpret_ISDA_agreements_and_confirmations) — engage in · Activities

### Type of

- [Financial Specialists, All Other](/Occupations/Financial_Specialists,_All_Other) — type of · Occupations
- [Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents](/Occupations/Securities,_Commodities,_and_Financial_Services_Sales_Agents) — type of · Occupations
- [Financial and Investment Analysts](/Occupations/Financial_and_Investment_Analysts) — type of · Occupations

### Uses software

- [MarkitWire](/Software/MarkitWire) — uses software · Software
- [DTCC Reporting Platforms](/Software/DTCC_Reporting_Platforms) — uses software · Software
- [Calypso](/Software/Calypso) — uses software · Software
- [Risk Management System](/Software/Risk_Management_System) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Excel](/Software/Microsoft_Excel) — uses software · Software
- [Murex](/Software/Murex) — uses software · Software
- [Python](/Software/Python) — uses software · Software
- [Bloomberg Terminal](/Software/Bloomberg_Terminal) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Attention to Detail](/Ability/Attention_to_Detail) — requires ability · Ability
- [Selective Attention](/Ability/Selective_Attention) — requires ability · Ability
- [Deductive Reasoning](/Ability/Deductive_Reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Mathematical Reasoning](/Ability/Mathematical_Reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Number Facility](/Ability/Number_Facility) — requires ability · Ability

### Problems this exposes

- [validating margin and collateral calls under disputed valuation marks](/Problems/validating_margin_and_collateral_calls_under_disputed_valuation_marks) — exposes problem · Problems
- [explaining daily P&L attribution when greeks shift across multiple risk models intraday](/Problems/explaining_daily_P&L_attribution_when_greeks_shift_across_multiple_risk_models_intraday) — exposes problem · Problems
- [tracing lifecycle events (resets, novations, early termination) across booking systems that don't share IDs](/Problems/tracing_lifecycle_events_(resets,_novations,_early_termination)_across_booking_systems_that_don't_share_IDs) — exposes problem · Problems
- [reconciling trade economics against counterparty confirmations when ISDA/CSA terms differ per agreement](/Problems/reconciling_trade_economics_against_counterparty_confirmations_when_ISDA%2FCSA_terms_differ_per_agreement) — exposes problem · Problems