Equity Trader Fully-Remote

Mercor; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm seeks a Retail Investor Consultant to provide insights on market analysis and assist in data annotation for AI models. This role requires hands-on trading experience and an understanding of retail investor psychology. It offers hourly compensation of $105 and requires 20–30 hours per week, with remote work available.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with platforms like Robinhood or Fidelity.
• Evidence of trading stocks, ETFs, or derivatives.
• Able to analyze market behavior effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide insights into retail investors' market analysis.
• Contribute to data annotation for training AI models.
• Review and categorize trading-related content.
• Collaborate with teams to refine AI model behavior.
• Test investment tools and provide feedback.

Skills

Active or experienced retail investor

Hands-on experience trading

Strong understanding of retail investor psychology

Comfortable labeling and categorizing financial data

Job description

About The Job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Retail Investor Consultant

Type: Hourly contractor

Compensation: $105/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 20–30 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Provide detailed insights into how retail investors analyze markets, execute trades, and manage portfolios.
• Contribute to data annotation, evaluation, and prompt-based labeling to help train AI models for financial understanding.
• Review and categorize trading-related content, investor communications, or platform data for machine learning applications.
• Collaborate with research teams to refine AI model behavior in investment analysis, portfolio reasoning, and financial data interpretation.
• Test and provide structured feedback on investment tools, portfolio dashboards, and retail investor interfaces.

Qualifications

• Must-Have:
  • Active or experienced retail investor using one or more platforms: Robinhood, Wealthsimple, Charles Schwab, Fidelity, eToro, Interactive Brokers, SoFi, or Webull.
  • Hands‑on experience trading stocks, ETFs, crypto, or derivatives.
  • Strong understanding of retail investor psychology, risk assessment, and market behavior.
  • Comfortable labeling and categorizing financial or trading data with precision and consistency.
• Preferred:
  • Experience contributing to online investor communities (e.g., r/wallstreetbets, FinTok, finance Twitter, or Discord trading groups).

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly via Stripe

Application Process (Takes 20–30 minutes to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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