Small-Cap Equity Trader (Remote, Funded) — San Francisco, CA

A small-cap equity trader at Maverick focuses on US small-cap names — typically the IWM constituent range and a curated watchlist of liquid micro-caps. The strategy capitalizes on the inefficiencies, volatility, and momentum characteristics that disappear in mega-cap names. The role requires both opportunism on momentum and rigorous risk control because losses compound fast at this end of the market.

San Francisco, CA: San Francisco hosts the largest concentration of asset management on the West Coast — Black Rock has its tech operations here, Wells Fargo is headquartered in the city, and Charles Schwab is headquartered in nearby Westlake. The technology industry overlap matters for traders focused on tech equities. Pacific Time means a 6:30am market open.

US small-cap equities meeting minimum liquidity thresholds (average daily volume, dollar volume, bid-ask spread). Trades skew toward momentum continuation, breakouts from base structures, and post-earnings drift. We avoid hard-to-borrow names for short positions unless approved, and we exclude penny stocks under $5 entirely.

Small-caps move 2-5x the volatility of large-caps; losses can run faster than stops execute. Maverick traders in this role are sized smaller per position than equivalent large-cap traders, use mental stops alongside hard stops to avoid stop-runs in thin names, and accept that some days the best trade is no trade.

Small-caps remain inefficient because institutional capital can't deploy size into them. Maverick funds traders who have the temperament and discipline to harvest that inefficiency without being destroyed by it.

• Traders who already trade small-caps and know the liquidity traps firsthand
• People who can cut losses without anchoring to the entry price
• Candidates who scan their own universe and don't rely on chat-room calls
• Traders comfortable with the higher emotional intensity of higher-volatility positions