Trading Risk Analyst

Position: Mid Risk Analyst

Employment Type: Full-time

Working Arrangement: Remote | Fixed Schedule

About the Role:

The Risk Analyst will own day-to-day monitoring and configuration of trade risk, identify and action client abuse cases, manage LP relationships, and build data tooling to keep the risk framework sharp It is a technical, execution-focused role working directly in MT4/MT5 Administrator and Manager, writing Python and SQL daily, collaborating with Compliance, Tech, and senior risk leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and investigate abnormal trading patterns including latency arbitrage, rebate farming, and multi-account abuse

• Build automated risk monitoring tools and dashboards using a preferred language with Python/SQL being the most desired toolset

• Conduct client account reviews flagged for suspicious activity and prepare investigation summaries

• Monitor live client positions, margin levels, and stop out events across all account groups

• Manage and optimize group settings in MT4/5 including margin rules, leverage profiles, execution rules and basket margin configurations

- Contribute to the design and documentation of risk policies and internal controls
Respond timely to management and support requests

Requirements:

• 2+ years in a dealing desk, risk, or back-office role at a retail or institutional FX/CFD broker

• Hands-on experience with MT4 and MT5 Administrator and Manager — group configuration, symbol settings,

• leverage rules, working with MT reports

• Working knowledge of at least one liquidity bridge platform (e.g. PrimeXM, OneZero, FXCM Bridge, Gold-i, or equivalent)

• Demonstrated experience identifying and investigating client abuse: rebate farming, arbitrage, multi-account coordination, NBC exploitation

• Strong SQL skills — comfortable writing complex queries against trade databases for investigation and reporting

• Python proficiency for data analysis, automation scripts, and building risk-related tooling.

*Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We truly appreciate your interest and understanding.

Originally posted on Himalayas