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Senior Equity Options Volatility Trader

Chicago, IL, US💼 Full-time💰 $175,000–$175,000🗓 2026-06-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior trader maximizing revenue by identifying and capitalizing on short-term mispricings in US equity options, specifically within the volatility space.

Role type

Senior Equity Options Volatility Trader

Builds

Proprietary trading strategies and positions in US equity options

Domain

Financial Markets / Equity Options / Volatility

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Equity options trading, volatility dynamics analysis, pattern recognition, analytical description of patterns, risk management, fundamental stock drivers analysis, fast decision making, entrepreneurial mindset

Preferred skills

Tertiary qualifications (graduate or post graduate), strong academic results

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Maximize revenue by finding and capitalizing on short-term mispricings; Manage larger positions; Work with research and quant teams to analyze results and improve approaches; Identify and describe market mispricings; Interact with the market to push forward visibility improvements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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