Remote Investment Research Specialist — Equities

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; CAD 206,000 - 392,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with AI research labs. This remote contract role targets an Investment Research Specialist focused on individual investors.

You will research stocks and market trends using TradingView and public sources, formulate investment theses, and assess catalysts and risks.

The ideal candidate has active participation in public markets, strong written communication, and comfort using Reddit, X, Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, and Capital IQ.

Qualifications

• Active participation in public markets (equities, ETFs, or similar instruments).
• Ability to research and track investments independently.
• Ability to explain why a stock is moving or whether a move matters.
• Strong intuition for market sentiment, narratives, and behavioral patterns.
• Comfort using platforms such as Reddit, X (Twitter), Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, TradingView, or similar.
• Clear written communication skills and ability to express investment reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Research stocks, sectors, and market trends using publicly available and professional tools such as TradingView and financial news.
• Formulate and articulate investment theses, including entry/exit reasoning, catalysts, and risks.
• Analyze price movements and market events, distinguishing between noise and meaningful signals.
• Evaluate AI-generated insights for clarity, usefulness, and accuracy.
• Provide feedback on whether outputs improve decision confidence or create confusion.
• Simulate real-world investor workflows, including idea discovery, validation, and portfolio monitoring.

Skills

Active participation in public markets

Independent research habit

Explain stock moves

Market sentiment & narratives

Platform familiarity (Reddit, X, GFin,

Clear written investment reasoning

Tools

Bloomberg

Capital IQ

Job description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with AI research labs. This remote contract role targets an Investment Research Specialist focused on individual investors.

You will research stocks and market trends using TradingView and public sources, formulate investment theses, and assess catalysts and risks.

The ideal candidate has active participation in public markets, strong written communication, and comfort using Reddit, X, Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, and Capital IQ.