CareerPlan

Experienced Options Trader

Chicago, ILFull-time$145k2026-07-02 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Manage a derivatives portfolio and dynamically manage risk to ensure adherence to prescribed risk limits while providing liquidity as an options market maker.

Role type

Senior IC options trader (market making)

Builds

Liquidity for options markets

Domain

Financial services / Derivatives / Options

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Derivatives portfolio management, Dynamic risk management, Algorithm optimization, Data analysis, Low-latency trading strategies, Mathematical modeling

Preferred skills

Market making experience, Quantitative analysis, Coding proficiency

Technologies

Low latency technologies, Trading algorithms

Responsibilities

Profitably manage a derivatives portfolio, Work with technology and quant teams to ensure algorithm functionality, Analyze data to optimize parameters, Introduce improvements to algorithms to best provide liquidity