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Equity and Derivatives Trader

A trading seat in equities and derivatives for an early-career trader moving from a bank, market maker or buy-side firm. The remit grows with experience.

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.

Generate and test trading ideas from market moves, positioning and catalysts
Execute trades within risk limits and monitor exposures
Build small tools and research to support decisions
Learn new products with the team

What they ask for

Required

Fewer than five years in a trading role
Strong numerical and analytical skills
Sound risk judgement
Decision-making under pressure
Background in areas such as single-stock or index volatility, delta one, exotics or dispersion

Preferred

Coding or data analysis

Education: No degree level stated
Experience: Fewer than 5 years of professional trading experience
Markets: equities, options

How to prepare

Practise pricing options and Greeks by hand and in code
Learn about index rebalancing and dividend trading
Follow single-stock events and think through trade structures
Build a simple risk monitor for a toy portfolio

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 DRW and doesn’t handle applications.