Execution Trader — Electronic Markets — Detroit

The Detroit, MI opening for a Execution Trader - Electronic Markets is fully remote and restricted to applicants in that area. Its mandate is to improve how investment decisions reach electronic markets while controlling live-order risk while providing Eastern Time monitoring of cyclical market conditions and the complete cash session.

Compensation and Benefits

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

About the Role

In this Detroit, MI role, you will be accountable for electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability while supporting Eastern Time monitoring of cyclical market conditions and the complete cash session. The work requires direct communication, explicit limits, and records that remain useful after market conditions change.

Detroit Operating Focus

The Detroit opening emphasizes regime awareness, operational resilience, and practical analysis under changing conditions. Cyclical changes can make a relationship appear stable during one period and fail in another. This opening keeps regime assumptions visible and tests decisions under weaker conditions. The operating process also favors resilient controls that continue to work during high volume, missing data, or a sudden change in market behavior. For this role, that means direct ownership of live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Eastern Time monitoring of cyclical market conditions and the complete cash session.

First Review Cycle

The first review cycle for Detroit, MI starts with Eastern Time monitoring of cyclical market conditions and the complete cash session. It will establish a measured baseline for live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions before the team proposes an operating change. The operating test starts with this task: Develop broker and algorithm scorecards. It continues with this task: Coordinate incident response with engineering and risk. The Detroit opening emphasizes regime awareness, operational resilience, and practical analysis under changing conditions. The findings must distinguish confirmed evidence from an early explanation. The review closes only after another specialist can reproduce the key checks and identify the evidence behind the outcome for 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 Eastern Time monitoring of cyclical market conditions and the complete cash session.

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 Detroit, MI 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.