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Will AI replace traders?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting traders. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 195 live traders openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 12% of current traders openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
195live openings
12%ask for AI skills
4%remote
56companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Python, Collaboration, Attention to Detail, Statistics, Finance — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| DV Trading | 16 |
| Jane Street | 16 |
| Tower Research Capital | 12 |
| TransMarket Group | 11 |
| Virtu Financial | 9 |
| Maven | 9 |
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