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Digital Assets Trader (Crypto Options)

An options trader who runs the Asia session of a market maker's new crypto options desk, supported overnight by a senior desk in London. The firm is building a 24/7 global business.

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.

Quote, price and hedge the crypto options book during Asian hours
Run automated options market-making strategies across crypto venues
Manage delta and vega risk and hand over positions cleanly to London
Reconcile positions and P&L and work within the desk's risk limits
Work with engineers and quants to improve tooling for the Asia session

What they ask for

Required

About 3–4 years of options trading at a prop firm, market maker or bank
Options pricing, volatility and risk management
Independence in running a trading session
Quantitative intuition and quick decisions
Comfort in a latency-aware environment

Preferred

Crypto or digital asset experience
Automated market-making exposure
OTC and counterparty relationships

Education: Not stated.
Experience: About 3–4 years of options trading at a prop firm, market maker or bank
Markets: crypto, options

How to prepare

Study crypto option venues and how their products differ from listed equity options
Practise delta and vega hedging with a continuous 24/7 market in mind
Learn how volatility surfaces behave in crypto
Understand counterparty and exchange risk in digital asset trading

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