Trader

Pantera Capital is the first institutional investment firm focused exclusively on bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the blockchain tech ecosystem. Pantera launched the first cryptocurrency fund in the United States in 2013. The firm subsequently launched the first exclusively-blockchain venture fund. In 2017, Pantera was the first firm to offer an early-stage token fund. Pantera manages $3.5bn across three strategies – passive, hedge, and venture – exclusively focused on bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the blockchain tech ecosystem.

Pantera is hiring a Trader to help execute trades across spot, derivatives, and structured products while managing risk, P&L, and market relationships. This role will help optimize trading strategies, provide real-time insights, and ensure efficient execution and operation. This role requires presence at least three days a week in our San Francisco or New York City office.

Responsibilities:

• Execute trades in digital assets (spot, derivatives, and structured products) across centralized and decentralized venues in line with portfolio manager directives.
• Monitor orders, market conditions, and liquidity to ensure efficient trade execution.
• Provide real-time market color and trading insights to the investment team.
• Manage exposure, risk limits, and P&L related to assigned trading strategies.
• Maintain relationships with counterparties, exchanges, and liquidity providers.
• Support trade settlement, reconciliation, and operational processes to ensure accuracy.
• Track and analyze trading performance, slippage, and transaction costs to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with researchers, portfolio managers, and operations teams to implement trading strategies.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in a trading-related role.
• Familiarity with both traditional finance (equities, derivatives) and crypto-native products (perpetual swaps, staking, spot).
• Comfort with trading APIs and execution management systems.
• Understanding of DeFi protocols and smart contract risk.
• Experience with data analysis libraries (pandas) and SQL for trade/performance analytics.
• High attention to detail while executing at speed.
• Strong communication skills to give clear, concise market updates to PMs and risk committees.
• Entrepreneurial mindset — willingness to experiment with new trading tools and venues.

Compensation:
$150,000 - $200,000 USD*

*Compensation range is provided as an estimate and will be determined based on the candidate's experience and qualifications.