CareerPlan

Junior Discretionary Trader

HoustonFull-time$150k2026-09-14 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Junior Discretionary Trader assisting senior traders with daily portfolio monitoring, maintenance, hedging, and executing complex trades across Equities, Commodities, Rates/FX, and Credit.

Role type

Junior Discretionary Trader

Builds

Discretionary trading strategies in Equities, Commodities, Rates/FX, and Credit

Domain

Financial Markets / Discretionary Trading

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Fundamental and macro analysis, Portfolio construction, Risk management, Trade execution, Python programming, Quantitative analysis

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Python

Responsibilities

Monitor and analyze portfolio performance to generate risk reports, Hedge books and allocate hedges appropriately, Execute large or complex trades which cannot be automated, Generate PnL tracking and attribution reports based on trade ideas, Collaborate with senior traders and quantitative researchers to structure and evaluate new trading opportunities

Seniority

Junior, recent graduate