Execution Trader — Electronic Markets — Chicago

Based in the Chicago, IL area, this fully remote Execution Trader — Electronic Markets will improve how investment decisions reach electronic markets while controlling live-order risk. The operating schedule centers on Central Time coordination across cash equities, listed derivatives, and both coastal schedules.

Compensation and Benefits

About the Role

This opening gives the Chicago, IL hire responsibility for electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability, with operating coverage focused on Central Time coordination across cash equities, listed derivatives, and both coastal schedules. You will connect research, engineering, trading, and risk without hiding uncertainty or operational tradeoffs.

Chicago Operating Focus

The Chicago opening emphasizes derivatives-aware review, pre-open preparation, and controlled live-market escalation. The Central Time window connects overnight futures behavior, the equity open, listed-derivative activity, and the afternoon cash close in one working day. The role must separate information that transfers across instruments from relationships that only appear during a short regime. Any production response needs an owner, a limit, and a review time. For this role, that means direct ownership of live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Central Time coordination across cash equities, listed derivatives, and both coastal schedules.

First Review Cycle

In Chicago, IL, the first formal review will assess live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions under the normal controls used for Central Time coordination across cash equities, listed derivatives, and both coastal schedules. Any proposed response must remain within an approved limit. 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 Chicago opening emphasizes derivatives-aware review, pre-open preparation, and controlled live-market escalation. The findings must distinguish confirmed evidence from an early explanation. Completion requires a repeatable evidence path, a clear response boundary, and a time for the next check. Those records must connect directly 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 coordination across cash equities, listed derivatives, and both coastal schedules.

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 Chicago, IL 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.

How to Apply

Submit a current resume through the application form for the Chicago, IL opening. A short cover letter is optional. We will contact qualified applicants about the interview process and next steps.

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.