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Options Trader – Asia-Pacific

A senior options trading role at a quantitative trading firm, covering several Asia-Pacific markets. The role is open-ended and can be shaped around your background.

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.

Trade and lead your own options strategies across APAC markets
Refine trade ideas with peers across Asia, index, energy and equity teams
Work with engineers to improve trading tools
Mentor and work closely with junior traders

What they ask for

Required

3+ years trading options with a positive record
APAC market experience (Australia, Japan, Hong Kong or similar)
Thorough options trading knowledge
Judgement under pressure
Collaboration and mentoring

Education: Not stated
Experience: 3+ years trading options with a positive track record
Markets: options

How to prepare

Be able to explain Greeks, skew and term structure in live trading terms
Study how Asia-Pacific option markets differ in structure and liquidity
Build a worked example of an options strategy with hedging and PnL attribution
Prepare to discuss your track record and edge concisely

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 VivCourt Trading and doesn’t handle applications.