Index Options Volatility Trader
IMC, Chicago
What you will do
- Maximize revenue by identifying and capitalizing on short-term mispricings in index options
- Monitor and react to flow patterns, volatility shifts, and liquidity changes across index products
- Collaborate with traders to manage the risk of a large book as a team
- Work closely with our best-in-class research and quant teams to analyze results and improve your approach
- Identify and analyze counterparty behavior and repetitive flow patterns to inform positioning and execution
- Provide feedback to enhance pricing models, risk systems, and execution tools
- Perform post-trade reviews to continuously improve execution and hedging
- Take on significant responsibility and ownership early in your time here to help drive strategies forward and succeed
What you need
- 2+ years of index options volatility trading experience