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Weekend Trader

Virtu Financial
🇺🇸AustinJuniorFull-timePosted April 30, 2026

About the Role

Virtu's Weekend Traders are risk managers who help keep trading systems and strategies running smoothly during weekend sessions. The role provides critical operational support and maintains high-performance algorithmic trading strategies.

  • Supervising and optimizing strategy performance
  • Intraday market and credit risk management
  • Basic back office and site reliability monitoring
  • Communication and coordination with the global trading team
  • Working closely with software engineers to enhance and develop trading strategies

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field preferred. Strong graduates will also be considered.
  • 1-3 years' experience working at a financial institution.
  • Prior trading experience is a plus, but not required. Ideal candidate would have a strong interest to learn and grow within a global trading environment.
  • Programming experience is required (Python, SQL, Java or C++).
  • Dependable, trustworthy and highly self-motivated and self-disciplined individual.
  • Outstanding quantitative problem-solving skills and mathematical aptitude.
  • The ability to communicate information precisely and with agility.
  • A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare.
  • Open to a work schedule that includes Saturdays and/or Sundays as regular working days.