Execution Trader — Electronic Markets — San Antonio

Anemoi is hiring a fully remote Execution Trader — Electronic Markets based in the San Antonio, TX area to improve how investment decisions reach electronic markets while controlling live-order risk. The opening is designed for Central Time coverage for live monitoring, afternoon investigation, and close review.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary: $170,000–$245,000 USD, based on experience
Work arrangement: Fully remote; applicants must be based in the San Antonio, TX area
Experience: 4+ years
Additional compensation: Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

About the Role

This opening gives the San Antonio, TX hire responsibility for electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability, with operating coverage focused on Central Time coverage for live monitoring, afternoon investigation, and close review. You will connect research, engineering, trading, and risk without hiding uncertainty or operational tradeoffs.

San Antonio Operating Focus

The San Antonio opening emphasizes calm incident handling and clear ownership from research through post-trade analysis. Central Time creates useful overlap with both Eastern and Pacific colleagues, but overlap does not remove the need for explicit handoffs. The opening owns midday status review, afternoon exception handling, and unresolved-issue transfer. A decision is not complete until its assumptions, limits, and next check are visible to another specialist. For this role, that means direct ownership of live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Central Time coverage for live monitoring, afternoon investigation, and close review.

First Review Cycle

The San Antonio, TX opening begins with an end-to-end review of live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Central Time coverage for live monitoring, afternoon investigation, and close review. The review will keep research observations separate from live production decisions. The operating test starts with this task: Coordinate incident response with engineering and risk. It continues with this task: Oversee electronic execution and exception handling. The San Antonio opening emphasizes calm incident handling and clear ownership from research through post-trade analysis. The findings must distinguish confirmed evidence from an early explanation. Before the review closes, you will state what changed, what did not change, and what needs more evidence. A peer must be able to follow the result back to electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee electronic execution and exception handling
• Analyze implementation shortfall, impact, and venue outcomes
• Develop broker and algorithm scorecards
• Coordinate incident response with engineering and risk
• Own live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Central Time coverage for live monitoring, afternoon investigation, and close review.

Required Qualifications

• Direct electronic-trading or execution-analytics experience
• Knowledge of order types, auctions, and U.S. market structure
• Strong SQL and post-trade analytical ability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with broker algorithms, venue analysis, and best-execution review
• Ability to act quickly while preserving complete order and incident records
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the San Antonio, TX opening.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options with substantial company support
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Annual learning, conference, and professional-development budget
• Remote-work equipment and home-office support
• Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

Benefits are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity

Anemoi provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.