Proprietary Trader – Equities & Options

Trader-Hire; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 240,000; Part time

Job summary

Trader Hire seeks independent contractors to trade equities and options using firm-allocated capital in a fully remote environment. You will develop and refine your personal trading strategies with structured risk management and professional coaching support.

Location is Salt Lake City, UT, but the role is fully distributed with no salary cap and flexible hours. Initial buying-power allocation up to $50,000, scaling to $500,000+; profit splits from 65% to 90% as you progress through firm tiers.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of consistent trading activity in options, equities, forex, or crypto.
• Understanding of risk-reward, position sizing, and probability-based thinking.
• Composure and emotional discipline during drawdowns and volatile sessions.
• Commitment to continuous learning and structured trade reviews.
• Personal workstation and reliable connectivity to support active trading hours.
• Any quantitative, scripting, or backtesting experience is a meaningful plus.

Responsibilities

• Trade single-leg and multi-leg options strategies across liquid U.S. underlyings.
• Combine technical, fundamental, and volatility-based signals to time entries and exits.
• Manage risk through position sizing, stop-loss discipline, and exposure limits.
• React to earnings, macro events, and volatility regime shifts with appropriate strategy choices.
• Maintain professional records of trading activity for personal review and risk oversight.
• Tap into the firm's community of options traders for collaboration when useful.

Skills

Trading experience across assets

Risk-reward understanding

Emotional discipline

Continuous learning

Workstation & connectivity

Quantitative/backtesting experience

Job description

About the Firm

We are a privately held proprietary trading firm built on the principle that disciplined traders deserve the capital to match their skill. Over the past two-plus decades we have backed hundreds of traders, providing the infrastructure, mentorship, and risk framework that separates a hobby from a career.

Position Overview

We are hiring proprietary traders to trade equities and options using firm-allocated capital. You will develop, test, and refine your personal trading strategies across stocks and options markets with structured risk management and professional coaching support in a fully remote environment.

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Employment Type: Independent Contractor (1099)

Experience Level: 2+ years trading or managing investments

Key Responsibilities

• Trade single-leg and multi-leg options strategies across liquid U.S. underlyings
• Combine technical, fundamental, and volatility-based signals to time entries and exits
• Manage risk through position sizing, stop-loss discipline, and exposure limits
• React to earnings, macro events, and volatility regime shifts with appropriate strategy choices
• Maintain professional records of trading activity for personal review and risk oversight
• Tap into the firm's community of options traders for collaboration when useful

Required Qualifications

• At least 2 years of consistent trading activity in options, equities, forex, or crypto
• Understanding of risk-reward, position sizing, and probability-based thinking
• Composure and emotional discipline during drawdowns and volatile sessions
• Commitment to continuous learning and structured trade reviews
• Personal workstation and reliable connectivity to support active trading hours
• Any quantitative, scripting, or backtesting experience is a meaningful plus

Position Details

• 1099 independent contractor engagement with no salary cap and no hours requirement
• Profit splits begin at 65% and can scale to 90% as you progress through firm tiers
• Initial buying-power allocation up to $50,000, with documented scaling to $500,000+
• Trade from anywhere we are a fully distributed firm with no commute requirement
• Allocation reviews occur on a recurring cadence, typically every two months
• Promotion criteria and tier mechanics will be walked through during interviews

Our Work Culture

Our culture is shaped by traders, for traders. The processes, the risk framework, and the coaching all exist because experienced traders helped design them. The result is a firm that respects the realities of the craft and gives serious traders the room to do their best work.

Location & Remote Work

This position is listed for candidates in the Salt Lake City, UT area. While this is a fully remote role and you will work from your own location, we welcome applicants who are based in or near Salt Lake City. All you need is a reliable computer and internet connection to get started.