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Senior Equity Options Volatility Trader

Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $175,000–$175,000🗓 2026-09-15 → 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 / Derivatives / 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

Preferred skills

Tertiary qualifications (graduate/post-graduate), strong academic results, entrepreneurial mindset, fast decision making

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Maximize revenue by finding and capitalizing on short-term mispricing, manage larger positions, analyze results with research and quant teams, drive strategies forward

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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