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BHFT – Risk Professional
Algorithmic Trading Firm
About BHFT
BHFT is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm managing the full trading lifecycle—from software development to strategy execution. We operate across key exchanges, trading a diverse range of asset classes:
- Equities
- Equity derivatives
- Options
- Commodity futures
- Rates futures
Our strategies span High-Frequency Trading (HFT), Medium-Frequency Trading (MFT), and emerging experiments in new markets and technologies. As a 100% remote organization of 200+ professionals, we are 70% technical (developers, infrastructure, testing, analytics) with the remainder supporting risk, compliance, legal, operations, and more. Our team operates globally—from the United States to Hong Kong—with a mission-driven culture of clarity, transparency, and open communication.
Job Title: Risk Professional
Location: Remote (Global)
Responsibilities
1. Risk Management Tasks
- Run and maintain daily Value at Risk (VaR) and risk system operations to ensure accurate representation of all positions and strategies in the risk engine.
- Monitor intra-day exposures in real-time, tracking:
- Position size
- Margin requirements
- Concentration limits
- Identify and escalate potential breaches of firm risk limits promptly.
- Reconcile daily margin requirements against FCM statements and margin calls, optimizing margin usage and capital efficiency through what-if scenarios.
- Execute daily stress tests and scenario analyses.
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2. Anomaly Detection & Technical Ownership
- Detect and investigate outliers, data issues, or spikes in VaR/metrics.
- Own resolution of technical/pricing problems in risk/margin systems.
- Escalate persistent systemic issues to senior stakeholders.
3. P&L Awareness
- Maintain a daily P&L-by-strategy overview to contextualize risk/exposures.
- Validate P&L attribution outputs from analysts against position changes and market moves.
- Flag discrepancies that may indicate data, pricing, or capture issues in the risk system.
4. Liquidity & Valuation Tasks
- Run daily liquidity reserve models to assess bid/ask costs for exiting positions.
- Apply liquidity reserves to realistic P&L valuations.
5. Reporting & Collaboration
- Prepare and disseminate clear daily risk reports for senior management, covering:
- VaR metrics
- Key exposures
- Margin utilization
- Limit statuses
- Conduct regulatory reviews with traders on risk positioning, actively:
- Flagging elevated risks or limit concerns
- Discussing stress test results
- Sharing margin optimization opportunities
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Qualifications
- 3-5 years of direct experience in risk at a proprietary trading firm, hedge fund, or futures clearing organization.
- Technical expertise in:
- Value at Risk (VaR) methodologies
- SPAN margining (futures)
- FCM reconciliation and margin optimization tools
- Basis spread trading
- Practical knowledge of:
- Listed options Greeks
- Equity portfolio risk
- Firm grasp of P&L attribution as it relates to risk monitoring.
- Technical skills rated: Practical Excel—Preferred: Python/SQL.
- Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related quantitative field.
- Preferred, not required:
- CFA or FRM designations
Why Join BHFT?
- Flexibility: Work globally, remotely, and with an innovative schedule.
- Performance-Driven Culture: No bureaucracy alongside international collaboration (ex efecto network includes former Tower Group, DRW, etc. team members).
- Growth & Sabbatical: Career development, sabbaticals, and enterprise health benefits.
- Competitive Perks: Covered health insurance, sports/fitness subsidies, and compensated time off for non-professional training.
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