Optiver
Institutional Trader
$200K
Chicago, Illinois, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2025
- Experience
- 2–5 years trading Index and/or Equity Derivatives at a Bank or Propriety Trading Firm.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree (required).
- Visa sponsorship
- Legal authorization to work in the US.
About the job
An Institutional Trader manages counterparty relationships, interprets market flows, identifies trading opportunities, and supports real-time trading and pricing decisions.
What you'll do
- Manage existing and develop new relationships with external counterparties.
- Interpret large flows and identify opportunities to inform and diversify trading strategies.
- Collaborate with internal sales and trading desks on real-time trading and pricing decisions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 2–5 years of experience trading Index and/or Equity Derivatives at a Bank or Propriety Trading Firm.
- Expertise in trading and position management around market flows.
- Legal authorization to work in the US.
Nice to have
- Excellent communication skills and experience building and maintaining external relationships.
- Strong mathematical and quantitative background.
Pay
$200,000 USD base salary
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