Job Description

As a Trading Analyst at Deriv.com, you will be working with the MT5 trading platform, where we offer forex, stocks, and commodities trading. You will explore new business opportunities that will sharpen Deriv’s competitive edge in the market. With your understanding of market trends, you will propose and plan the implementation of new asset classes for our MT5 users. Your knowledge of trader behaviour and trends will drive Deriv to the next level of success.

• Monitor trading activities and adequate risk exposure, while mitigating risk through hedging.
• Review trading conditions regarding our offered symbols and adjust spreads, commissions, swaps, and trading sessions.
• Ensure that trade execution is in compliance with our best execution policy.
• Measure the impact of new features by conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Obtain the best pricing and execution for us and our clients by communicating with liquidity providers to resolve issues related to price slippage, low liquidity, and quotes filtering.
• Keep abreast of the latest legislation and best practices regarding risk management, market-making, and dealing.

Requirements

• A university degree in a quantitative field such as finance, mathematics, statistics, or physics

• Working experience as a risk analyst on a trading platform (e.g. MT5, MT4, DXtrade, cTrader, and NinjaTrader)​
• In-depth understanding of financial instruments and markets
• Keen interest in business news and familiarity with the economic calendar
• Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English

What’s good to have

• Professional trading experience
• Knowledge of R, Python, SQL, MQL5, Power BI, or any other data visualisation tool

Benefits

• Exciting work challenges
• Cooperative work environment
• Career advancement opportunities
• Market-based salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Casual dress code​