Remote Prop Trader: Equities & Options with Growth Capital

Trader-Hire; Sioux Falls (SD); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Trader Hire is seeking experienced proprietary traders to operate under independent contractor terms (1099). You will trade equities and options using firm-allocated capital, develop and test personal strategies, with structured risk management and coaching in a fully remote environment.

Location: Sioux Falls, SD, but this is a fully remote role. Initial capital up to $50,000 with a clear path to $500,000+.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of real-money trading experience in derivatives or currency markets.
• Ability to articulate your trading edge and the data that supports it.
• Disciplined risk management process with documented sizing and stop rules.
• Strong work ethic and genuine interest in trading as a long-term profession.
• Reliable hardware, software, and internet appropriate for active trading.
• Prior experience on professional or institutional platforms is welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Identify and execute high-probability options setups across U.S. listed equity markets.
• Use options Greeks (delta, gamma, theta, vega) to construct positions with deliberate exposures.
• Apply portfolio-level risk controls to manage concentration, correlation, and drawdown.
• Review fills, P&L, and execution quality daily to refine your trading process.
• Keep an organized trade journal capturing both quantitative and qualitative observations.
• Participate in regular peer reviews and trader development sessions as desired.

Skills

Trading experience

Risk management

Discipline

Hardware & connectivity

Professional platforms

Tools

Trading platforms

Job description

Trader Hire is seeking experienced proprietary traders to operate under independent contractor terms (1099). You will trade equities and options using firm-allocated capital, develop and test personal strategies, with structured risk management and coaching in a fully remote environment.

Location: Sioux Falls, SD, but this is a fully remote role. Initial capital up to $50,000 with a clear path to $500,000+.