Proprietary trading firm focused on building high-performance automated trading systems for global derivatives markets needs to own, maintain, and grow revenue streams for derivatives products, requiring real-time critical trading decisions and continuous strategy refinement to maintain competitiveness in complex, fast-moving markets.
Requirements
- 2+ years of derivatives trading experience with direct ownership of PnL and risk.
- 2+ years of experience operating electronic market-making software in exchange-traded derivatives.
- Strong ability to assess and manage risk in a derivatives portfolio across products and market conditions.
- Strong math and numerical aptitude, comfortable with quantitative concepts.
- Quantitative analysis skills are a plus
- Relentless desire to improve and refine strategies, processes, and personal performance.
- Keen attention to detail and a willingness to dig into complex issues.
Responsibilities
- Own, maintain, and grow revenue streams for one or more derivatives products on the trading desk.
- Take full responsibility for risk and PnL, making critical, time-sensitive trading decisions in real time.
- Operate and refine electronic market-making software, ensuring strategies perform robustly across market regimes.
- Collaborate closely with team leads, other traders, quants, and risk managers to improve trading systems and operations.
- Identify and implement systemic improvements to trading strategies, tools, and workflows to maintain competitiveness.
- Monitor positions, market conditions, and risk exposures throughout the trading day and adjust as needed.
- Provide feedback on model behavior, execution quality, and system performance to research and technology teams.
Other
- Deep interest in financial markets and a genuine passion for trading.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a tenacious, proactive approach to problem solving.
- Ability to work on-site full time in the Chicago office.
- Competitive base salary, strong upside through performance bonuses, and relocation support to Chicago.
- High-trust, low-politics culture where strong performance and smart risk-taking are rewarded.
