Execution Trader — Electronic Markets — Washington

Anemoi Predictive Technology LLC; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plan

401(k) with company matching

Flexible PTO and company holidays

Paid parental/caregiver leave

Learning budget for conferences and 1:

Remote-work equipment and home-office

Performance bonus and equity eligible

Job summary

Anemoi Predictive Technology LLC in Washington, DC is seeking an Execution Trader for electronic markets. This fully remote role requires living in the Washington, DC area to align with Eastern Time monitoring and policy-sensitive sessions.

You will own live orders, assess execution performance, and coordinate risk with engineering and risk teams while enabling efficient venue outcomes. 4+ years of direct electronic-trading experience are expected.

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.

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.

Skills

Direct electronic-trading experience

Order types and U.S. market structure

Incident and records discipline

Tools

SQL

Job description

This Washington, DC-based, fully remote Execution Trader - Electronic Markets position will improve how investment decisions reach electronic markets while controlling live-order risk. Applicants must live in the local area, which gives the team Eastern Time monitoring of market events, policy-sensitive sessions, and close review.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary: $170,000-245,000 USD, based on experience
Work arrangement: Fully remote; applicants must be based in the Washington, DC area
Experience: 4+ years
Additional compensation: Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

About the Role

In this Washington, DC role, you will be accountable for electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability while supporting Eastern Time monitoring of market events, policy-sensitive sessions, and close review. The work requires direct communication, explicit limits, and records that remain useful after market conditions change.

Washington Operating Focus

The Washington opening emphasizes careful treatment of event risk, source quality, and documented decision limits. Scheduled policy events and unexpected public announcements can change market conditions quickly. This opening verifies source timing, separates confirmed information from interpretation, and avoids treating a headline as proof of a durable regime. Event procedures define exposure checks, communication order, and the point when normal operations resume. For this role, that means direct ownership of live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Eastern Time monitoring of market events, policy-sensitive sessions, and close review.

First Review Cycle

In Washington, DC, the first formal review will assess live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions under the normal controls used for Eastern Time monitoring of market events, policy-sensitive sessions, and close review. Any proposed response must remain within an approved limit. One required check is: Develop broker and algorithm scorecards. The next required check is: Coordinate incident response with engineering and risk. The Washington opening emphasizes careful treatment of event risk, source quality, and documented decision limits. You will identify any assumption that remains untested after both checks. The review is complete when a peer can reproduce the evidence, inspect the decision limit, and trace the outcome through 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 Eastern Time monitoring of market events, policy-sensitive sessions, and close review.

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 Washington, DC 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 budgetRemote-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.

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.