Trading Firm & Market Maker Legal and Compliance Recruitment
Trading Firm & Market Maker Legal & Compliance Recruitment
Legal and compliance professionals play a critical role in supporting regulatory oversight, market integrity, and business growth across proprietary trading firms, market makers, and quantitative investment platforms.
Larson Maddox helps proprietary trading firms, market makers, and quantitative investment organisations secure legal and compliance talent across regulatory, surveillance, advisory, and leadership functions.
Why companies partner with Larson Maddox
Expertise across trading environments
Trading firms and market makers operate within highly specialised regulatory environments. Our consultants understand the legal and compliance talent required to support electronic trading activities, surveillance programs, market conduct obligations, and increasingly sophisticated trading infrastructure.
Access to highly sought-after talent
Experienced surveillance, control room, regulatory compliance, and trading legal professionals remain among the most difficult talent pools to access. Through our specialist network, we help organisations engage professionals with directly relevant experience across trading and regulatory environments.
Supporting increasingly sophisticated platforms
Many trading firms are seeking professionals capable of combining legal, regulatory, and commercial understanding within a single role. We help organisations identify talent capable of supporting both day-to-day regulatory requirements and broader strategic business objectives.
Companies we recruit for
Proprietary trading firms
Proprietary trading firms require legal and compliance professionals capable of operating within fast-paced, highly regulated environments where trading activity, market conduct, and regulatory oversight are closely connected. Firms often seek professionals who can balance regulatory obligations with the commercial realities of active trading businesses.
Market makers
Market makers continue to invest in legal and compliance talent capable of supporting electronic trading activities, surveillance programs, exchange requirements, and evolving regulatory frameworks. As trading volumes and technological sophistication increase, demand remains strong for professionals with directly relevant market experience.
Quantitative & systematic trading firms
Technology-driven investment firms rely on legal and compliance professionals who understand algorithmic trading environments, market structure, regulatory expectations, and governance requirements. Firms increasingly seek talent capable of supporting both innovation and regulatory oversight.
Electronic trading platforms
Electronic trading organizations require legal and compliance teams capable of supporting growth while maintaining strong control frameworks. Professionals with experience across regulatory advisory, market conduct, surveillance, and trading-related legal matters remain highly sought after.
Roles we typically help hire
- Compliance Leadership
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Head of Compliance, Compliance Director
- Advisory & Regulatory Compliance
Advisory Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Managers
- Surveillance & Market Conduct
Trade Surveillance, Market Conduct, Electronic Trading Compliance, Market Abuse Surveillance
- Control Room & Information Barriers
Control Room Compliance, Information Barrier Management, Restricted List Management
- Legal Counsel
Legal Counsel, Regulatory Counsel, Trading Counsel, Markets Counsel
- Legal Leadership
General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Head of Legal
COMPENSATION GUIDANCE
Understanding the landscape
Compensation within trading firm and market maker legal and compliance functions is influenced by factors such as trading complexity, regulatory exposure, and organisational scope.
Demand remains particularly strong for surveillance, regulatory compliance, trading counsel, and legal professionals capable of operating within highly regulated trading environments.
Speak with our specialists for compensation benchmarks, hiring trends, and legal & compliance talent insights.
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