Remote Funded Equity Swing Trader — Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Maverick Trading
Hold US equities for days to weeks. Less screen time than intraday; same firm capital.
CT-aligned, low cost of living, and a quietly strong financial-services labor market.
Equity swing traders at Maverick hold positions for several days to several weeks. The role is suited to traders who think in trends and base structures rather than ticks, and who prefer a routine that doesn't require chair time at the open. Swing traders typically review overnight, plan in the morning, and check in at key points during the session.
Trading from Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee hosts Northwestern Mutual's headquarters, Robert W. Baird (one of the largest middle-market investment banks), and Fiserv. The financial-services labor market is stronger than the metro's size suggests, and Central Time alignment with US markets is clean.
Local ecosystem: Northwestern Mutual HQ, Baird HQ, Fiserv HQ; Marquette, UW-Milwaukee.
Time zone: CT — the NYSE opens at 8:30am local for traders based in Milwaukee.
What You'll Trade
US equities across the cap spectrum, with a bias toward names that have clean, tradable chart structure and a clear catalyst path over the next several weeks. Earnings exposure is allowed but managed — many swing traders here trim into earnings or hedge with options. Hard-to-borrow short positions require approval.
Day-to-Day
- Scan for setups overnight or first thing in the morning — typically against a defined screen (e.g., relative-strength leaders pulling back to support)
- Mid-morning: enter planned trades, set hard stops in the trading system, log entry rationale
- Manage existing positions through the session, trail stops, take partial profits on objective triggers
- End of week: review the entire book, cut what isn't working, let winners run
Risk Profile
Swing trading carries overnight gap risk — earnings, news, and Asia-session reactions. Maverick swing traders cap exposure per name, cap correlated-sector exposure across the book, and run a portfolio-level drawdown limit. Position sizing is meaningfully smaller than what most retail swing traders run because we're protecting firm capital across a portfolio, not maximizing a single trade.
Who Succeeds in This Role
- Traders who can sit through a position drawing down 1–2 sessions without panicking out
- People comfortable with rule-based entries and exits — not gut feel
- Traders who understand sector and market context, not just individual chart patterns
- Candidates who prefer a calmer daily rhythm than intraday work
Why This Role Exists at Maverick
Swing trading is structurally one of the most viable independent trading paths — the math of overnight returns and the lighter time demands fit more lifestyles than day trading. Maverick funds swing traders because the strategy scales well: firm capital can be deployed across more names, and the per-trader risk burden is more distributed than in intraday work.
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.