Retail Trader
About this role
About the Role We're looking for active retail investors and everyday traders to contribute their real-world market knowledge to a cutting-edge AI research project. If you actively trade stocks, ETFs, crypto, or derivatives and know your way around a brokerage platform, your experience is exactly what we need. This is a fully remote, flexible contract role where your trading instincts and investment judgment directly shape how frontier AI systems understand retail investor behavior. What You'll Do - Review and evaluate trading-related content, investor communications, and platform activity for accuracy and relevance - Label and annotate financial data with consistency and precision to support AI model training - Apply your real-world trading knowledge to assess how AI reasons about equities, ETFs, crypto, and broader market behavior - Provide structured written explanations of how retail investors approach risk, conviction, and trade execution - Help refine AI understanding of portfolio management strategies and market analysis techniques - Complete task-based assignments independently and on your own schedule Who You Are - An active retail investor or trader with hands-on experience in stocks, ETFs, crypto, or derivatives - Familiar with major brokerage platforms such as Robinhood, Wealthsimple, Charles Schwab, Fidelity, eToro, Interactive Brokers, SoFi, or Webull - Up-to-date on current market trends and comfortable discussing how real investors think - Strong analytical judgment with the ability to explain your reasoning clearly in writing - Detail-oriented and able to follow structured labeling and annotation guidelines - Self-motivated and reliable when working independently - No prior AI or data annotation experience required Nice to Have - Experience with options, futures, or other derivatives - Background in personal finance, investment research, or financial analysis - Familiarity with technical or fundamental analysis methodologies - Experience across multiple asset classes or international markets Why Join Us - Work on cutting-edge AI projects that are shaping the future of financial technology - Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule, on your terms - Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and the ability to work from anywhere - Put your trading knowledge to work in a meaningful new way - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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