Execution Trader — Electronic Markets — Boston

Anemoi is hiring a fully remote Execution Trader — Electronic Markets based in the Boston, MA area to improve how investment decisions reach electronic markets while controlling live-order risk. The opening is designed for Eastern Time research challenge before the open and throughout the U.S. trading session.

Compensation and Benefits

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

About the Role

The Boston, MA position owns electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability. Its working schedule covers Eastern Time research challenge before the open and throughout the U.S. trading session. You will work with a small group of specialists and preserve enough evidence for another person to challenge every material decision.

Boston Operating Focus

The Boston opening emphasizes rigorous quantitative review, explicit uncertainty, and reproducible evidence. Independent challenge is built into the research schedule before any production decision. The opening must show how a conclusion changes under alternative samples, costs, and regimes. During live markets, deviations are recorded without forcing an immediate explanation, and later review determines whether the evidence supports a research or operating change. For this role, that means direct ownership of live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Eastern Time research challenge before the open and throughout the U.S. trading session.

First Review Cycle

Your first documented cycle for the Boston, MA opening will test the operating process for live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Eastern Time research challenge before the open and throughout the U.S. trading session. The objective is a reproducible baseline, not a quick narrative. One required check is: Analyze implementation shortfall, impact, and venue outcomes. The next required check is: Develop broker and algorithm scorecards. The Boston opening emphasizes rigorous quantitative review, explicit uncertainty, and reproducible evidence. You will identify any assumption that remains untested after both checks. The closing summary must show whether the evidence supports a change or only further study. It must let another specialist evaluate electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability without private context.

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 research challenge before the open and throughout the U.S. trading 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 Boston, MA 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.