Remote Funded Equity Day Trader — Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, NM
Maverick Trading
Intraday equity trading with firm capital — flat by close, paid on net profits.
MT-aligned with the US market open, very low cost of living, and a quiet, slower-paced lifestyle profile.
An equity day trader at Maverick takes positions in US-listed stocks and closes them by the end of the same session. The role exists for traders who think in tape — order flow, relative volume, intraday levels, and the rhythm of the open and close — and who prefer the discipline of starting each day flat. We allocate firm capital, set risk parameters per trader, and pay a profit split on net intraday P&L.
Trading from Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque's economy is built around national labs (Sandia, Los Alamos nearby), Kirtland Air Force Base, and the University of New Mexico. The financial industry is small but Mountain Time alignment gives a 7:30am market open and the cost of living is dramatically low.
Local ecosystem: Sandia National Labs; UNM.
Time zone: MT — the NYSE opens at 7:30am local for traders based in Albuquerque.
What You'll Trade
Primarily liquid US equities: large-cap names with tight spreads, high-volume mid-caps, and selectively the most liquid small-caps. We discourage thin tickers, hard-to-borrow shorts, and pre-earnings positioning unless the trader has explicit approval for an earnings-driven strategy. Most day traders here run a watchlist of 10–40 names rather than chasing every gapper.
Day-to-Day
- Pre-market preparation: review overnight catalysts, news, and the levels you intend to trade off
- Open: take or pass on gaps and opening drives based on a defined playbook, not impulse
- Mid-session: manage existing positions, scale in or out at predefined levels, sit on hands when conditions are poor
- Last hour: most of the day's higher-quality setups; many of our day traders take the majority of their P&L here
- Close: flatten all positions, log trades with screenshots and notes, review what worked and what didn't
Risk Profile
Day trading at Maverick is intentionally conservative on a per-trade basis. We do not run hero traders. A typical day trader risks a small fraction of allocated capital on any single idea, sizes positions off pre-defined stop levels, and is measured on consistency over a quarter — not on the best week or the worst week. Daily loss limits are firm and enforced.
Who Succeeds in This Role
- Traders who can stay flat for hours when the tape isn't offering anything
- People who already journal their trades and review them honestly
- Candidates with experience trading their own capital — even if at small size
- Traders who can articulate why they took a trade, not just what happened after
Why This Role Exists at Maverick
Most day-trading paths in retail are funded by selling courses, evaluations, or subscriptions. Maverick is the opposite: we make money only when our traders do. The day-trader role is one of the most rule-bound at the firm, which is intentional — intraday markets punish discretion more than any other timeframe, and disciplined process is the difference between a viable career and a slow drain.
Tools & Platform
Maverick traders use a professional execution platform with direct market access, real-time Level II, and routing to dark pools and exchanges based on liquidity. We do not use retail mobile apps for execution. Charting and analytics are trader-choice, but most day traders here use Sierra Chart, ThinkOrSwim, or Bookmap alongside the firm's risk system.
What Maverick Offers
- Trade firm capital — no personal capital at risk
- 65%–90% profit split based on performance tier
- Performance-based capital scaling, no upper cap
- Professional training and mentorship from active traders
- Fully remote — trade from anywhere with reliable internet (US applicants)
- Monthly ACH payouts
- No challenge accounts, no evaluations, no monthly fees
About Maverick Trading
Maverick Trading is a proprietary trading firm founded in 1997. We allocate firm capital to disciplined traders and scale buying power based on performance. We are not a brokerage, we do not run challenge accounts, and we do not sell evaluations. We profit only when our traders profit.