Early Career Junior Options Trader

## As a Junior Options Trader you will support on: Trading & Risk Support Assist in monitoring and managing risk across our options books under the guidance of senior traders. Help maintain orderly books: checking positions, PnL, exposures, and ensuring adherence to risk limits. Execute trades and adjust positions according to desk playbooks and senior trader instructions. Research & Strategy Development Support research into options and volatility strategies (systematic and positional), including idea testing and backtesting. Work with historical and real-time data to analyse performance, market microstructure, and edge. Help maintain and refine models, parameter sets, and dashboards used by the desk. ## Knowledge Skills & Experience We are hiring for early-career profiles. You might recognise yourself in one of the following paths (all are welcome to apply): Quantitative Graduates Recent or upcoming graduate from a top university in financial engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or a related quantitative field. Strong interest in options, derivatives, or quantitative trading, demonstrated through coursework, projects, internships, or competitions. Systematic / Algorithmic Trading Background Experience (internship or full-time) in systematic or algorithmic trading, research, or execution (not necessarily in options) and a strong desire to specialise in options trading. Comfortable working with data, writing code, and thinking in terms of models, signals, and risk. Junior Options Desk Experience 6–24 months of experience on an options desk (crypto, equities, FX, or rates), in trading, structuring, or quant support. Familiarity with options concepts (greeks, implied volatility, basic strategies) and day-to-day desk workflows. • * If this role isn’t the perfect fit, there are plenty of exciting opportunities in blockchain technology, cryptocurrency startups, and remote crypto jobs to explore. Check them on our Jobs Board. Apply tot his job Apply tot his job