Trading Risk Analyst

CompanyEightcap

LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/13/2026

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Management consultants and business analysts

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£50,200 (£25.74 per hour)

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Description

Eightcap is a dynamic online trading provider focused on the delivery of exceptional trading tools and professional insights to enable smarter trading. We are committed to excellence and passionate about providing advanced trading technology to active clients.

Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, we operate across APAC, EMEA, and MENA, with offices in the UK and Cyprus and support hubs in The Bahamas and Bulgaria. Our culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and innovation-driven.

As we expand our trading operations in the UK, we are seeking a Trading Risk Dealer to join our global Trading & Execution team, which operates across Melbourne, London, and Cyprus. The role will primarily support our growing London operation, increasing capacity on the dealing desk during the EU and US trading sessions.

The successful candidate will be responsible for real-time and post-trade risk monitoring in line with established risk frameworks, ensuring the integrity of derivatives trading activity across global platforms. The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, adaptable, and motivated to learn and develop their expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitor day-to-day risk across EU and US sessions, including exposure, client activity, trade alerts, pricing, spreads, and liquidity.
Perform risk analysis relating to market exposure, client flow, trading behaviour and system functionality.
Analyse trade flow, execution quality, spreads, and latency.
Maintain firm-wide exposure limits through hedging, reconciliation, and other risk-mitigation strategies.
Support the development refinement of hedging strategies to optimise risk control and revenue outcomes.
Administer and support trading platforms and liquidity bridges (MetaTrader, DX, cTrader, TradeLocker).
Partner with global teams to implement company-wide trading risk initiatives and deliver longer-term risk mitigation projects.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in trading risk, preferably with derivatives and leveraged products.

Living in the UK and able to attend the London office

Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance, economics, quantitative discipline, or related field.
Strong knowledge of financial instruments: CFDs, FX, crypto, indices, and commodities.

Understanding of trade flow risk, exposure management and risk controls.

Comfortable working with risk data, APIs, and real-time monitoring tools (Grafana, Tapaas, etc.).

Hands-on familiarity with trading platforms (MetaTrader, DXtrade, cTrader).

Experience with OneZero bridge technology.

Database / SQL experience or Python skills.

Benefits

26 days' holiday
Aviva workplace pension
Vitality private health insurance
Parental leave
Ongoing investment in your career development
Staff referral bonus program
Regular social activities