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US Equity Index Options Trader

Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $250,000–$250,000🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-26

Core

Actively trade US index and equity options, managing positions and risk while analyzing market flows, volatility, and microstructure to capture trading opportunities.

Role type

US Equity Index Options Trader

Builds

Proprietary trading positions in US equity derivatives

Domain

Financial Markets / Equity Derivatives

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

US index options trading, volatility analysis, market microstructure, risk management, post-trade analysis, systematic and discretionary trading

Preferred skills

calm under pressure, strong analytics, proactive improvement, collaborative communication

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Actively trade US index and equity options; Analyze market flows and volatility to identify opportunities; Refine pricing and execution approaches; Conduct post-trade analysis; Contribute to trading tool development; Partner with risk management and researchers

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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