Risk Analyst

Position: Risk Analyst (Mid level)

Type: Full-time  

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, developing automated risk monitoring tools with Python and SQL being the preferred toolset, 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 stopout 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.