Remote 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

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.