Trading Risk & Anti-Fraud Lead

JustMarkets

Europe Full-time 4 days ago
Workplace
On-site
Location
Europe

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About the role

We invite you, a highly motivated and results-oriented Trading Risk & Anti-Fraud Lead, to join our team full-time for ensuring solutions, as well as strengthening the product.

Our team has unique expertise in research, analysis, and product development. By relying on technical insights and a data-driven approach, we create disruptive future-defining innovations of the fin-tech industry that remain our basis for success

Responsibilities

* Develop and optimize the business logic for A-Book/B-Book routing, Net Exposure limits, and flow internalization algorithms to maximize B-Book yield * Design, backtest, and implement new rules in the Detection Engine to identify toxic trading, arbitrage, and fraudulent activity * Design the complete lifecycle of risk signals: Detection, Observation, Validation,  Confirmation, Action, Monitoring * Investigate the relationships between client behavior, execution quality (slippage, latency, fill rate), liquidity costs, and the broker’s overall P&L * Systematically monitor the performance of deployed rules, analyze false positives and false negatives, mitigate model drift, and adjust thresholds * Lead a team of analysts, prioritize the research backlog, and mentor team members

Requirements

* 3+ years of experience at FX/CFD brokers, cryptocurrency exchanges (CEX/DEX), HFT firms, market-making firms, prime brokerages, or proprietary trading firms in roles such as Risk Product Manager, Senior Trading Risk Analyst, Quantitative Risk Lead, or Surveillance Strategy Lead * In-depth understanding of brokerage models (A-Book, B-Book, C-Book, STP, and internalization) and their direct impact on company P&L * Strong knowledge of pricing principles, order books (L2/L3), adverse selection, markouts (1s, 5s, 1m), spreads, slippage, execution latency, and fill quality * Hands-on experience detecting and mitigating latency arbitrage, scalping, exploitation of news-driven price spikes, toxic flow, wash trading, spoofing, layering, and DEX/MEV attacks * Understanding of statistics, probability distributions, time series, mathematical expectation (expectancy), drawdown, volatility, and Sharpe/Sortino ratios * Practical experience with routers, bridges, and monitoring systems, CEX matching engines, risk management systems (RMS) * Intermediate (B1) or higher * Ability to combine in-depth mathematical analysis of market data with a product-oriented approach, translating ideas into technical specifications with clear acceptance criteria

Will be a plus

* Hands-on trading experience or experience developing algorithmic trading strategies, including HFT and market-making strategies * Experience building a trading fraud or toxic flow detection system from scratch, from initial hypothesis through production deployment * Knowledge of mathematical modeling methods, Monte Carlo simulations, Value at Risk (VaR), stress testing, and market panic scenarios * Practical experience with MetaTrader 4/5 Server/Manager APIs or CEX APIs/WebSockets * Understanding of the specific characteristics of the cryptocurrency trading industry * Proficiency in SQL and Python (Pandas, NumPy, Stats, SciPy) to independently process large volumes of tick-level data and test hypotheses

We offer

* 20 paid vacation days per year * 10 paid sick leave days per year * Public holidays as per the company’s approved Public holiday list * Medical insurance * Opportunity to work remotely * Professional education budget * Language learning budget * Wellness budget (gym membership, sports gear and related expenses)

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