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Experienced Options Trader

An options market-making trading role at a proprietary firm that builds its own low-latency technology and pricing models. The trader owns a derivatives book and works with the tech and quant teams.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Run a derivatives portfolio within set risk limits
Check that existing quoting algorithms behave as intended
Analyse data to tune algorithm parameters
Suggest changes that improve the firm's liquidity provision

What they ask for

Required

2+ years market making with PnL and risk responsibility
Degree in engineering, economics, statistics, maths, CS or actuarial science
Strong mental maths
Fast, accurate decisions in moving markets
Clear communication

Education: Bachelor's in engineering, economics, statistics, maths, CS, actuarial science or similar
Experience: 2+ years of market-making experience
Markets: options

How to prepare

Learn options Greeks and how a market maker hedges delta, gamma and vega
Practise fast mental arithmetic and probability puzzles
Study how quotes are skewed by inventory and risk
Run a simple parameter-tuning analysis on market data

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Akuna Capital and doesn’t handle applications.