RISK MANAGER

We are seeking a highly skilled Risk Manager with at least 3 years of experience in CFD (Contracts for Difference) and spread betting trading to join our dynamic team.
This role is critical in ensuring the firm’s risk exposure is effectively managed while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of financial markets, leveraged products, and experience in monitoring and mitigating risk across multiple asset classes.
The role will mainly consist of covering the EU trading session, with the requirement to cover the US session on average once a week Who we are We are Trade Nation.
We help our customers power up their trading through killer insights, transparent costs, and fairer ways to trade.
We’re innovators, and proud of it.
And we’ve grown a lot in our decade as a market-leading low-cost trading powerhouse.
Our reach is global through our teams in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Seychelles, and The Bahamas.
Founded on transparency, forged in trust and powered by people, we’re committed to empowering our customers to outperform the markets.
How? By minimising expenses and harnessing technology to prioritise the lowest trading costs.
But enough about us.
Let’s hear about you.
Who you are You’re something special.
You pride yourself on being unique and bringing your own history to the table – finding solutions to daily challenges in a way that can’t be done by anyone else.
Maybe you talk a big game, maybe you don’t.
The important thing is that you do what you say and follow through to see every customer thrive.
You don’t play with the bumpers up.
That means breaking out of your lane when needed to help others – or forging your own completely.
Every problem is our problem and that’s how you see it too.
Because Trade Nation’s people have a shared vision, and you want to be part of making it a reality.
You know when to take the right sort of risks, the ones that push you to be better.
You’re not afraid to try, fail, and then try harder.
But don’t worry, you’ll have all the support you need to thrive with us at Trade Nation, and we can’t wait to enable you to learn and grow.
Ready to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in? Our commitments to each other We have each other’s backs There when we need each other most   We challenge each other Be more creative, more curious, more bold We thrive together Taking our work to the next level We form strong bonds Through team building and social events We don’t judge Instead, we teach and are open to learning We step up Taking ownership and supporting each other to do the same Responsibilities Continuously assess and manage the firm's market risk exposure in accordance with the firm’s risk policy framework, across various asset classes and trading platforms.
Ensure positions remain within risk limits and identify potential exposure issues, hedging excess exposures where necessary.
Dealing with trade and order referrals, as well as managing corporate actions and dividends.
Carry out in-depth analysis of client trading patterns and behaviours for classification and subsequent risk management strategies.
Conduct stress testing, back-testing, and scenario analysis to assess the firm’s resilience to market fluctuations.
Collaborate to enhance risk framework models, monitoring tools, and reporting systems.
Ensure adherence to CMVM and other relevant financial regulations and risk management frameworks.