About the role
Role Overview
We are looking for a Risk Analyst to oversee market and client risk within our forex/CFD brokerage environment. The role will focus on real-time exposure monitoring, trading risk analysis, client behaviour, risk controls and collaboration with the Dealing Desk and other key teams.
Key Responsibilities
* Monitor real-time and end-of-day exposure across FX, metals, indices, crypto and other trading instruments.
* Analyse net exposure, concentration risk, volatility risk and trading portfolio performance.
* Investigate and identify abusive or high-risk trading behaviours, including latency arbitrage, toxic flow, bonus abuse and scalping anomalies.
* Develop and maintain risk flags, client segmentation and risk scoring to identify high-risk accounts and trading patterns.
* Define and monitor leverage limits, margin requirements, exposure thresholds and other risk parameters.
* Work closely with the Dealing Desk on hedging strategies, execution risks and abnormal market conditions.
* Prepare daily exposure reports, risk dashboards and trading incident analysis for management.
* Recommend and implement appropriate risk mitigation actions, including leverage restrictions, margin adjustments and trading condition changes.
* Maintain and improve risk policies, procedures, controls, and escalation processes.
* Work with Compliance, Operations and Technology teams to strengthen risk monitoring and automate risk controls where possible.
Requirements
* 3+ years of risk management experience within a Forex/CFD brokerage, prop trading, liquidity provider or similar trading environment.
* Strong practical knowledge of market risk, client risk, exposure management, leverage, margin and stop-out mechanisms.
* Hands-on experience with MT4/MT5 and trading/risk monitoring.
* Strong understanding of trading behaviour and abuse patterns, including toxic flow, latency arbitrage, bonus abuse and scalping.
* Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel; experience with BI tools, SQL, Python or other risk/analytics tools is an advantage.
* Ability to analyse large amounts of trading data and translate findings into clear risk decisions and actions.
* Strong communication skills and the ability to work with senior stakeholders in a fast-paced trading environment.
Nice-to-Have
* Experience implementing risk rules/alerts via BI, SQL, Python, or internal tooling.
* Familiarity with liquidity/prime brokerage setups (A-Book/B-Book hybrid models).
* Previous work in regulated environments (CySEC, MFSA, SCA, etc.).
* Experience designing bonus/promotion risk controls and eligibility frameworks.
What Success Looks Like (90–120 Days)
* Real-time risk monitoring and escalation framework running smoothly with clear ownership.
* Improved detection of toxic flow and abusive trading patterns with measurable reduction in losses.
* Cleaner governance: documented risk decisions, better dashboards, clear KPIs, faster incident resolution.
* Risk parameters optimized across instruments and client segments without harming healthy volume.
What We Offer
* High-ownership role with direct impact on trading performance and risk resilience.
* Remote position with a global team.
* Strong growth runway and autonomy to build best-in-class risk systems.
Originally posted on Himalayas