Foreign Exchange Trader (Crypto)

TL;DR

Foreign Exchange Trader (Crypto): Conducting and optimizing FX trading activities for a regulated cryptocurrency platform with an accent on position management, market analysis, and risk control. Focus on monitoring global currency markets, adapting trading strategies to macroeconomic developments, and maintaining disciplined execution under defined exposure and stop-loss limits.

Location: Hybrid work in Shanghai, Hong Kong, or Shenzhen

Company

A regulated cryptocurrency platform serving more than 18 million users in the Philippines and providing cryptocurrency trading and financial services.

What you will do

• Execute foreign exchange trades based on market conditions, trading strategies, and risk management requirements.
• Manage trading positions, exposure, and market risk, adjusting positions as conditions change.
• Monitor global FX markets, currency movements, macroeconomic indicators, central bank policies, and geopolitical events.
• Review trading performance and optimize strategies to reflect changing market environments.
• Maintain accurate trading records and provide market updates and trading insights to management.

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on foreign exchange trading experience, preferably in an institutional or professional trading environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field preferred.
• Strong understanding of FX markets, currency pairs, market dynamics, and macroeconomic drivers.
• Experience with position management, exposure management, trading risk control, and stop-loss procedures.
• Strong analytical, numerical, decision-making, and market-monitoring skills.
• High integrity, responsibility, risk awareness, and discipline when following established trading strategies.

Nice to have

• Experience with trading platforms, market data terminals, or FX trading systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration focused on improving customer experience.
• Opportunities for career growth within a fast-growing organization expanding beyond APAC.
• Data-driven culture that supports ideas aimed at creating meaningful impact.
• Human review remains part of the hiring process when AI tools assist with application assessment.