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Trader

Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $120,000–$120,000🗓 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-26

Core

Run and scale proprietary options-focused trading strategies using firm capital to generate alpha across volatility, equities, and futures markets.

Role type

Senior IC Options Trader

Builds

Proprietary trading strategies and P&L

Domain

Financial services / Proprietary trading

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Options trading, volatility dynamics, market structure, relative value, strategy development, execution, risk management, quantitative analysis, options pricing

Preferred skills

Scaling strategies, managing large capital allocations, credit volatility, rates volatility

Technologies

Proprietary trading infrastructure

Responsibilities

Identify and execute opportunities across options, volatility, equities, and futures; Develop and optimize models and execution strategies; Own risk management, positioning, and P&L; Analyze market structure and volatility dynamics; Continuously evolve strategies to add revenue streams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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