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Retail Trader

  • Finance & Accounting
  • Platform: Mercor
  • Location: United States
  • Level: Intermediate

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This job asks active retail traders to contribute a complete U.S. brokerage trade history, with personal details removed, to a dataset on how individuals make trading decisions. Participants also write a short description of their strategy and explain at least five significant trades, separating their original reasoning from later reflection. It suits individual traders with at least two years of active trading on their own account.

What you'll do

  • Export and upload a complete brokerage transaction history covering at least 24 months, with no trades removed.
  • Remove names, account numbers, addresses and other personal details before uploading.
  • Write a short summary of your trading strategy, holding period, instruments and platforms.
  • Explain reasoning at entry or exit for at least five specific trades, matching symbol, date, side and quantity.

Requirements

Stock tradingRetail trading
  • 2+ years of experience

Pay

Pay not disclosed

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Location

Open to residents of: United States.

How to apply

You apply on work.mercor.com: create a profile, complete a skills assessment, then get matched to projects that fit your background.

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Source

Official posting: https://work.mercor.com/jobs/list_AAABoWsjEohggV1F8gdLEoVO/retail-trader

Last checked on October 27, 2026.

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