Responsibilities
- Execute equity options using electronic and voice trading
- Make real-time trading decisions based on systematic signals
- Actively manage options portfolio risks
- Design semi-automated process to respond to various market events
- Analyze transaction costs and improve execution quality
- Maintain relationships with a broad set of voice-based liquidity providers (options desks at banks, brokers, etc.)
- Help the team expand trading capacity by responding to flow
- Continuously contribute to the team’s investment process
- Help the team expand to different asset classes as well as into semi-systematic trading
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher degree in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, engineering, or other quantitative discipline
- At least one year of work experience as an options trader
- Strong applied knowledge of options risks
- Self-starter, able to work in a fast-paced, high growth, startup environment
- Desire to continuously learn and proactively improve existing processes
- Detail-oriented and vigilant about potential operational risks
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proficiency in Python and experience in Linux is a plus
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
The annual base salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
