Trader job description: template and real figures
A template for hiring a trader, with what employers in today’s 86 open postings for this work ask for and offer. Copy it, fill in the brackets, then post the job free.
- Open postings today
- 86
- Experience asked, median
- 3 years
- Postings that state pay
- 20%
- Open to remote work
- 17%
Trader [Company] · [City, or Remote and the countries it is open to] · [Full-time] About us [Two sentences: what the company does, for whom, and one number that shows where it is now.] About the role Our Trader buys and sells assets for a firm or its clients. You will report to [manager’s title] and work with [team]. What you will do - [The most important result of the first year, with a number] - Risk management: [what this means in your team] - Market making: [what this means in your team] - Execution: [what this means in your team] - Derivatives: [what this means in your team] - [One more duty that is specific to this job] What we are looking for - [3]+ years of experience as a trader - Experience with SQL - Experience with Trading - Experience with Excel - [One or two must-haves that are specific to this job] Pay and benefits - Pay range: $[lowest] – $[highest] a year, [plus equity or bonus if any] - Equity - Unlimited PTO - Relocation support - [Paid time off, health cover and the rest of your benefits] How to apply [What to send, the interview steps and how long they take. Name the date you will reply by.]
What today’s trader postings say
| Experience asked | Median 3 years; the middle half ask 2–4 years (42 postings name a number) |
|---|---|
| Skills named most | SQL (37%), Trading (19%), Excel (13%) |
| Benefits named most | Equity (7%), Unlimited PTO (3%), Relocation support (3%) |
| Most common level | Junior (14% of postings) |
| Titles employers use | Systematic Trader, Trader, OTC Trader, Trading Support Analyst, Experienced Trader (DV Commodities), Quantitative Trader |
Counted from the 86 open postings for this work on Nov 14, 2026, read from employers’ own careers pages. Recounted on every update.
Questions about hiring a trader
- What should a trader job description include?
- What the person will achieve in the first year, the duties, the must-have experience, the pay range and how the hiring steps work. For this work, today’s postings name SQL, Trading, Excel most often.
- Should a trader job posting show the salary?
- Yes, if you can: 20% of today’s 86 open trader postings here do. A range filters out people who would turn the offer down, and several US states and EU countries now require it.
- How many years of experience should I ask for?
- The median in today’s trader postings is 3 years. Ask for what the work needs: every extra year you require shrinks the pool of applicants.
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