Trading and Risk Advisor - Futures

September 26, 2026

Who We Are

NEXT Ventures is where ambition takes shape and momentum becomes movement. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world's most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm — 220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.

Trading Operations & Execution Oversight

Advise on the end-to-end futures trading operations stack across multiple platforms and different asset classes.
Advice to oversee aggregate trader activity across futures platforms to understand how the trader population behaves, sim farming detection, how profitable vs unprofitable cohorts operate, and where risk concentrates
Advise on pattern analysis, odd-trade detection, and gamification reviews to identify behaviour inconsistent with legitimate trading and share what action is recommended.
Translate complex findings into clear recommendations that inform rule design and risk posture.
Advice on managing emerging risk patterns before they materialise as losses.
Help the team create risk scoring frameworks and trader profiles to help department for the broader terms.
Advise on A-book / B-book routing logic, internalisation strategy, and the conditions under which trader flow is hedged externally.

Risk Framework Design & Margin Oversight

Propose the architecture of the abuse detection framework, risk parameters, and behavioural constraints that govern the trader population
Set and review limits at instrument, asset class, client tier, and book level; advise on stress testing and scenario analysis.
Act as the subject-matter expert for trading and risk infrastructure, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and operational resilience under stress.
Recommend trader-profile taxonomies that segment the population by strategy, behaviour, and risk contribution.
Design and supervise risk frameworks covering market exposure, liquidity, basis, and execution risk on the futures book.
Guide A-book vs. internalisation framework decisions based on cohort behaviour, P&L distribution, and risk concentration — informed by industry practice.

What You Bring

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
8+ years in trading, execution, or risk roles within listed derivatives, with deep expertise in at least two of: equity index futures, rates futures, FX futures, energy futures, or metals futures.
Direct, hands-on experience with the funded-trader / prop firm model — either inside a futures prop firm or advising one. You understand how this business actually makes and loses money, and where traders find edge against the house.
Working knowledge of the major players in the futures prop space and a clear view of what each has done well or poorly on risk and rule design.
Working knowledge of regulated entities under NFA, CFTC, and/or CME Group.
Sharp judgement on trader-behaviour patterns: sim farming, account cycling, hedging exploits, gap arbitrage, news abuse, micro-scalping concentration.
Strong written communication — you can turn complex risk findings into recommendations a CEO and a Head of Trading can act on quickly.

Your X-Factor

Combines market intuition with engineering rigor — designing trading systems that balance speed, control, and resilience.
Speaks the language of both markets and code, bridging traders, quants, engineers, and risk teams with equal fluency.
Thrives in complexity — bringing structure and clarity to fast-moving, multi-jurisdictional trading environments.
Champions a culture of operational excellence rooted in transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Your Journey After Applying

30-minute HR Session with the Talent Acquisition team
60-minute Session with the Top Management

Why Join NEXT

At NEXT Ventures, performance is more than numbers — it's the pulse that drives innovation and impact. Join us to architect a world-class trading and risk ecosystem that powers performance-based capital across continents. Be part of the team that turns market opportunity into operational excellence and ambition into measurable results.

Your next chapter in global trading leadership begins here.

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