About Us
Hytech is a leading player in the Contract for Difference (CFD) trading industry, committed to providing cutting-edge trading solutions and services to our clients. Our Risk Management team plays a crucial role in ensuring the stability and integrity of our trading platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Risk Oversight & Controls
- Monitor real-time trading activity for anomalies, system abuse, latency arbitrage, and other trading risks.
- Design and implement risk rules to mitigate market exposure and technical exploitation.
- Develop and enforce pre-trade and post-trade risk checks, including margin, leverage, and exposure limits.
- Ensure proper controls for pricing, execution, and slippage mechanisms.
Team Leadership
- Lead and mentor a team of risk analysts and system monitors.
- Drive a culture of proactive risk identification and collaboration with other departments.
System Risk & Monitoring
- Work closely with IT to ensure stability, performance, and security of trading platforms.
- Analyze latency, order flow, and quote manipulation to identify and eliminate vulnerabilities.
- Conduct stress testing, back-testing, and scenario analysis on risk models.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Liaise with relevant teams to align on system behavior and regulatory standards.
- Provide input on system design and updates to mitigate operational risk.
- Engage with liquidity providers and partners to understand risk exposure on external venues.
Reporting & Documentation
- Generate daily, weekly, and/ or monthly risk reports.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation on risk frameworks, procedures, and incidents.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 3+ years experience in risk management or trading operations, ideally in a CFD, FX, or brokerage environment.
- Solid understanding of CFDs, market microstructure, and trading platforms (e.g., MT4/MT5, cTrader).
- Proficient in risk modeling tools and data analysis (Excel, SQL, Python preferred).
- Strong leadership and decision-making abilities under pressure.
