Drimva

Valkyrie Trading

Derivatives Trader (European Hours)

$150K–$160K

Chicago, IL · On-site · Full-time · Posted Mar 18, 2021

Experience
1 year experience on a trading desk in options market making.

About the job

Own and grow derivatives trading revenue streams by managing desk risk and inventory, making real-time decisions, and improving trading strategies and operations.

What you'll do

  • Manage risk and inventory held by the trading team and make critical real-time decisions.
  • Collaborate with traders, team leads, and risk managers to improve trading systems and operations.
  • Improve trading strategies to support their long-term viability and competitiveness.

What they ask for

  • At least 1 year of experience on a trading desk in options market making.
  • Availability to work between 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
  • Ability to manage and assess risk in a derivatives portfolio.

Nice to have

  • Quantitative analysis skills.

Pay

$150,000-160,000 USD base salary

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