ETF Trader: Own Your Book, Real P&L, High Impact

talisman; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Meaningful profit split

Job summary

Talisman seeks an ETF Trader to run risk on their own capital in a high-autonomy role. You will manage a personal book of ETF exposures, taking directional and relative value positions across ETFs, baskets, futures and correlated assets.

You will identify dislocations, manage real-time risk, and develop scalable strategies without a fixed house model, trading from New York or Chicago. A strong P&L track record is required for this opportunity.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of profitable P&L from a personal book.
• Experience running your own risk rather than executing for others.
• Strong ETF mechanics knowledge (creations, redemptions, index construction).

Responsibilities

• Run your own book and your own risk across ETF markets.
• Take directional and relative value positions across ETFs, baskets, futures and correlated products.
• Identify and trade dislocations between products and across asset classes.
• Manage risk in real time, including sizing, hedging and adjusting exposure through changing conditions.
• Develop and scale your own strategies without a fixed house model.

Skills

Proven P&L management

Own risk management

ETF mechanics knowledge

Equities/Fixed income/International ET

Data & execution tooling

High-pressure performance

Job description

Talisman seeks an ETF Trader to run risk on their own capital in a high-autonomy role. You will manage a personal book of ETF exposures, taking directional and relative value positions across ETFs, baskets, futures and correlated assets.

You will identify dislocations, manage real-time risk, and develop scalable strategies without a fixed house model, trading from New York or Chicago. A strong P&L track record is required for this opportunity.