Remote Prop Trader - Equity & Options, Profit-Sharing

Trader-Hire; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Trader Hire seeks 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: Newark, NJ; Employment Type: Independent Contractor (1099); Experience: 2+ years trading or managing investments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of active trading in options, forex, or related markets.
• Strong intuition for risk and the discipline to act on it consistently.
• Coachable and motivated to improve through review and iteration.

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

Options trading

Risk management

Technical analysis

Discipline

Self-motivated

Tools

Charting tools

Job description

Trader Hire seeks 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: Newark, NJ; Employment Type: Independent Contractor (1099); Experience: 2+ years trading or managing investments.