Principal Trader

EXANTE Limited; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Work from home or office mix

Flexible benefits package

Global exposure

Job summary

EXANTE Limited seeks an accomplished principal trader to build, run and develop its main trading book across asset classes. You will provide liquidity against client flow, manage inventory and hedge residual exposure to generate P&L within compliance and best-execution frameworks.

Reporting line is to the Chief Operations Officer. The role requires 10–20 years in principal/flow trading with multi-asset risk management expertise and a track record of delivering P&L across market regimes.

Qualifications

• Ten to twenty years of experience in principal trading, flow trading or market making with clear P&L history across regimes.
• Strong multi-asset risk management background (delta, gamma, vega, liquidity, counterparty).
• Hands-on familiarity with MiFID II, best-execution and conflicts-of-interest in regulated broker-dealer environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide liquidity against client flow and manage inventory for a principal trading book.
• Develop trading strategies (market making, flow trading, relative-value) within risk limits.
• Identify and onboard exchanges, prime brokers, and OTC counterparties for hedging and inventory management.
• Design and operate risk limits and escalation for the trading book in partnership with Risk function.
• Coordinate securities inventory and revenue with Stock Lending to avoid revenue disruption.
• Collaborate with related desks (Options, Fixed Income & Structured Products) for integrated risk visibility.
• Work with Operations, Treasury and Technology on workflow, financing, settlement and tooling.
• Manage conflicts of interest and ensure best-execution and governance compliance across booking entities.

Skills

Principal trading

Multi-asset trading

P&L ownership

Risk management

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

EXANTE is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting‑edge centralised trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our proprietary trading platform offers seamless access to diverse financial instruments—including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options—all within a single, multi‑currency account.

We cultivate a culture that transcends the ordinary, where rapid responses to market dynamics and proactive problem‑solving are the norm. At EXANTE, the potential to make a meaningful impact is ever‑present. Our team members continuously pursue personal and professional growth, empowered to spearhead change across people, processes, and products. True innovation stems from an insatiable desire for improvement, and everyone at EXANTE is committed to fostering this spirit and propelling the company forward.

As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 600 talented employees from 65 nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. Our investment priorities are clear: We prioritise investing in our most valuable asset—our people. Join us in shaping the future of finance.

About the Role

Build, run and develop EXANTE’s principal trading book across asset classes. Provide liquidity against client flow, manage the resulting inventory and hedge residual exposure to generate P&L within the firm’s regulatory, best‑execution and conflict‑of‑interest framework, with full P&L responsibility for the principal trading book.

Reporting line: Chief Operations Officer.

Responsibilities

• Principal trading book — provide liquidity against client flow, internalise and aggregate exposures where commercially attractive, manage inventory and hedge residual market risk.
• Trading strategies — market making, flow trading, relative‑value and other legitimate strategies the candidate identifies, within Board‑approved risk limits.
• Counterparty and execution venues — identify, negotiate and onboard the exchanges, prime brokers and OTC counterparties needed for hedging and inventory management.
• Risk management framework — in partnership with the Risk function, design, implement and operate the risk limits, monitoring and escalation framework for the book.
• Stock Lending cooperation — coordinate securities inventory, financing and revenue with the existing Stock Lending team, avoiding disruption to that revenue line.
• Desk cooperation — work with the Options Trading and Fixed Income & Structured Products desks to ensure complementary principal books and shared risk visibility.
• Operations and platform — cooperate with Operations, Treasury and Technology on workflow, financing, settlement and platform tooling.
• Conflict and best execution — manage conflicts of interest, best‑execution arrangements and product‑governance compliance across the relevant booking entities (MiFID II, FCA, SFC and equivalent regimes).
• Team build‑out — size, composition and sequencing at the hire’s discretion as the book grows, consistent with the approved business plan.

Experience

• 10–20 years’ experience in principal trading, flow trading, market making or running a multi‑asset trading book at a sell‑side firm, broker‑dealer, prime broker or proprietary trading house, with documented P&L through different market regimes.
• Multi‑asset risk management — strong background across delta, gamma, vega, correlation, liquidity and counterparty risk.
• Regulatory expertise — hands‑on familiarity with the MiFID II Systematic Internaliser regime, best‑execution obligations and conflict‑of‑interest management in a regulated broker‑dealer environment is essential.
• Securities financing — familiarity with securities financing and stock lending operations is a strong plus.
• Cooperative profile — non‑negotiable; the role only succeeds by working closely with the existing Stock Lending team and the new trading desks, and a track record of operating effectively across desks and functions is expected.
• Commercial and disciplined — technical, comfortable with full accountability for a P&L.

What we offer

• Competitive salary that reflects your experience and the value you bring.
• Flexibility that fits your life — work from home, from our office, or a mix of both. You decide what works best.
• Flexible benefits package — choose the options that suit your life, not a one‑size‑fits‑all bundle.
• A genuinely good place to work — an informal, collaborative culture where ideas are heard and bureaucracy stays out of your way.
• Continuous learning — ongoing training, education programs, and the support to deepen your expertise in a fast‑moving industry.
• Connection beyond your desk — events that bring our teams together to network and celebrate.
• Global exposure — work side by side with talented colleagues from all over the world, across a business serving clients in 100+ countries.

Competitive salary & performance‑based bonus programs

Corporate benefits (choose your preferred options)

Global career opportunities

Ongoing education & training programs

Opportunity to network and connect in the Corporate Events

Truly inspiring culture, pleasant and informal work environment

Benefits/perks listed above may vary depending on the nature of your employment with the company and the country where you work