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Independent Trader jobs are open across financial services, commodities, and energy firms, covering specializations in equities, derivatives, and foreign exchange, from junior trader to principal and senior proprietary trader. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Job Overview
As a Metal Trader - Sales, you’ll build client relationships and support trading activity across metal and related markets. You’ll combine sales, market research, and financial analysis to identify opportunities, communicate market developments, and help manage risk. Your impact: Clear, timely market insights help clients make informed trading decisions.
Duties
- Develop client relationships through responsive communication, thoughtful follow-up, and a clear understanding of client needs.
- Support sales and trading activity, including commodity, negotiation, and recycling discussions.
- Research markets and metals, applying industry knowledge of environmental regulations.
- Conduct quantitative, and risk analysis; use Excel to review data and support trading decisions.
- Use market indices and other software to monitor markets, assess exposure, and support financial compliance and risk management.
Experience
- Experience practicing in the securities industry and familiarity with financial services, asset management, or fixed income financial markets are valuable.
- Demonstrated sales, trading, negotiation, and client relationship development skills are important.
- Bring financial acumen, knowledge of financial concepts and markets, and the ability to apply math and quantitative financial analysis.
- Technical proficiency with Excel data analysis, SQL, Bloomberg, or comparable financial software is preferred.
- Knowledge of FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) requirements, securities law, financial compliance, and financial risk management is preferred.
Pay: $70,100.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- On-site gym
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Investment & Asset Management
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Technology & Software
- Banking & Financial Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in independent trader jobs.
- Demonstrated experience in proprietary, institutional, or market-making trading environments
- Proficiency with electronic execution platforms and order management systems
- Strong quantitative skills including statistical analysis and risk modeling
- Series 57 or Series 56 license, or willingness to obtain upon hire
- Deep knowledge of the asset class the desk trades, such as equities, derivatives, or fixed income
- Ability to operate within defined risk limits and comply with regulatory reporting requirements
Tips for Your Independent Trader Job Search
Quantify your trading performance concretely
Your resume needs hard numbers: average daily volume, risk-adjusted returns, drawdown limits you managed within, and the asset classes you covered. Hiring desks skim dozens of applications, and a resume without performance metrics reads as unverifiable.
Tailor applications to the desk's asset class
An equities desk and a rates desk look for different instincts, tools, and risk frameworks. Reframe your cover letter and bullet points around the specific instruments each role trades so your application reads as targeted, not recycled.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists independent trader openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight your execution platform proficiency
Name the order management systems, execution platforms, and market data terminals you've used directly in your resume's skills section. Many firms filter candidates on platform familiarity before the first call, so generic descriptions of 'trading experience' won't clear that bar.
Prepare a walk-through of a live trade
Interviewers at proprietary and institutional desks routinely ask you to walk through a recent trade: your thesis, entry timing, risk parameters, and exit. Have a specific example ready that shows your decision process, not just the outcome.
Negotiate your base, draw, and profit-share structure
Independent trader offers often combine a draw against profits with a split on gains. Understand the desk's payout percentage and loss carryforward policy before accepting, and ask directly how the draw resets after a down period.
Independent Trader Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most independent traders?
The most active employers for independent traders right now are Caely Renewables, Jefferies, and Citi, and the most openings are in New York, Illinois, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Proprietary trading firms and institutional desks at large financial groups tend to post the most consistently throughout the year.
How many independent trader jobs are remote?
About 60% of independent trader openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how much of the role depends on real-time market access and desk infrastructure. Research-focused or quantitative strategy roles tend to offer more location flexibility than execution-intensive positions tied to a live trading floor.
How do you become an independent trader?
Start by building a foundation in finance, mathematics, or economics through formal education or self-study, then develop hands-on experience with paper trading or a funded retail account to demonstrate your process. Obtaining a Series 57 or relevant securities license makes you eligible for firm-sponsored roles. From there, junior positions at proprietary trading firms or financial institutions are the most direct path to building a professional record.
How do you get hired as an independent trader with little or no experience?
Firms that run funded trader programs or training desks hire candidates with strong quantitative aptitude and demonstrated self-study rather than years of experience. Showing a documented trading journal with consistent risk management, completing relevant certifications, and passing aptitude or logic assessments during the interview process can substitute for a formal trading history when you're starting out.
What does the independent trader interview process look like?
Most desks run a multi-stage process starting with a screening call focused on your background and market knowledge, followed by a quantitative or logic assessment that tests probability, mental math, and market intuition. Later rounds typically include a live market scenario or case study where you walk through a trade idea or risk decision, and a final conversation with senior traders about your process and fit with the desk.
Where can I find and apply to independent trader jobs?
You can find and apply to independent trader jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles that match your asset class background and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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