Execution Trader

FalconX is building the world’s smartest institutional brokerage for digital assets

FalconX is one of the fastest growing startups in FinTech. We are a digital asset brokerage delivering best-in-class pricing and execution capabilities for institutional traders and investors. Our vision is to grow the digital asset ecosystem 1000X with industry-leading prime brokerage solutions.

We are data-driven. Whether it's a growth or product decision, we believe data can always help us make more precise and informed choices.

We move fast.
Speed of execution is essential for any startup, but we believe this is even more pertinent in our nascent industry.

We value diversity and debate. We believe direction of our company is shaped by opposing viewpoints and experiences, and that this diversity helps learn and  maximize our opportunity for success.

FalconX is headquartered in Silicon Valley and has offices in Bangalore and Chicago.

Who is on the team?


We are entrepreneurs. More than half of us has experience founding a company.  We come from leading institutions including Google, LinkedIn, JUMP, Citadel, Goldman Sachs, Harvard Business School, Carnegie Mellon, IIT + more. We are backed by some of the best investors in the world including Accel Partners, Flybridge Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Impact

At FalconX, you’ll help make crypto assets a successful asset class. Some of the largest financial institutions from Wall Street to Silicon Valley and around the world will turn to you for the best market prices and insights on the crypto industry. You will become the expert on crypto industry trends and market movements. With your experience, you will shape our company’s trading strategies according to our core values - speed, transparency and trust. 

Success 

As an Execution Trader, you will have an opportunity to combine the disciplines of risk management, research and technology to operate trading and investment strategies across crypto assets. To be successful in this role, you must work well under pressure. You’ll be the client’s most important touchpoint with FalconX, so your communications skills must be top-notch. You will work closely with experienced traders, software engineers and quantitative researchers to ensure optimal system performance - it’s important that you enjoy working in a team.  

Responsibilities

  • Operate automated, latency sensitive in-house trading systems
  • Interact with institutional customers to offer on-demand quotes for crypto assets
  • Manually trade to reduce risk when necessary
  • Contribute to all aspects of the trading desk activities including: position reconciliation, risk management tasks, and post trade analysis
  • Adjust system parameters based on market conditions
  • Keep current customers aware of market movements
  • Propose automation and operational improvements to engineering team

Requirements

  • Degree from a top university or previous experience with a global trading firm, bank or fund
  • Ability to understand and troubleshoot high frequency trading strategies and systems
  • High attention to detail
  • Ability to use sound judgment under pressure
  • Desire to become an expert on digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum
  • Crypto Trading or TA experience would be a bonus
  • Ability to travel to United States for 1-6 weeks per year

Interested? Email Robin Lobo at rlobo@falconx.io with your resume.

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