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Chicago, United States

Competitive

Our client is one of the world’s most active proprietary trading firms and a key market maker in various products listed on exchanges throughout the world. The firm was founded in 1989 and is a global financial organization, made up of two different divisions with trading operations that operate independently of one another including a securities trading division and an asset management department. The company employs over 600 people and has offices located in Amsterdam, New York City, Chicago, Hong Kong and Sydney. The Group is a market maker active in over 100 trading venues throughout the world and offers liquidity to over 200,000 through their securities division. The securities department makes markets in the major exchange traded instruments including equities, bonds, commodities and currencies, on 100 exchanges worldwide and is a significant liquidity provider on the NYSE Arca, NASDAQ, CBOE, BATS, CME Group, and ICE exchange among others. 

 

The Role

Our Client is looking for a senior option trader to provide guidance and leadership within the automated market making department. There are 15+ traders on the Equity Index and 15 trading fixed income, currency, and commodity options. Each of the trader is responsible for a specific carve out and managing their own projects. The senior option trader will be involved in gluing everything together from a risk management perspective and also providing guidance and leadership to the team as a whole. They will also be involved in hiring new traders and overseeing departmental responsibilities. 

 

Skills and Qualifications 

  • At least 10+ years' experience trading options in a market making / principle trading capacity. 
  • Preference to hire a trader from a leading screen based market maker.  
  • A deep understanding of risk management for various type of option market making and principle risk taking strategies. 
  • Experience trading listed options a high volume automated market making environment. 
  • A good feel and intuition for the markets
  • A seasoned option trading veteran
  • Prior experience leading a desk


If you would like to be considered for the position of Option Trader, or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team.

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