Belvedere Trading

Experienced Commodities Options Trader

Chicago, Illinois

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$200kDetected 223 days ago

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About the role

Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm.
Our traders provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETF), and equity index options.
In this role, you will take ownership of strategy development, pricing, and risk across commodity options products.

Lead market-making and execution across commodity options products, guiding pricing, risk parameters, and strategic direction.
Own and refine trading strategies from ideation through execution, generating insights in high-volume and high-volatility markets.
Collaborate with technologists and quants to enhance analytics, improve models, and systematize trading workflows that scale.
Develop tools to analyze positional opportunities, evaluate risk, and improve options liquidity.
Manage risk with discipline, monitoring exposures in real time and ensuring adherence to Belvedere's risk philosophy.
Work cross-functionally with research, technology, and trading teams to drive innovation and support the continued evolution of our commodities options trading groups.
Actively address challenges and make decisions that drive positive results, taking ownership of both successes and failures.
Traders partner with our technologists to continually engineer and optimize our trading systems to stay on top of the industry.
As an Experienced Commodities Options Trader, you will help expand and lead Belvedere's presence in commodity derivatives markets.

3-7+ years of experience trading commodity options (energy, metals, agriculture, or related markets).
Proficiency with analytical and programming tools such as Python, R, or SQL, with the ability to work with large datasets and improve modeling or decision-support systems.
Ability to thoughtfully approach decision-making, thrive under pressure and adapt quickly to changing market conditions.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

Participate in formal education on quantitative concepts to build your trading knowledge.
Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, military, and veteran status is prohibited.

We are a team driven by intellectual curiosity, seeking answers that will change not only how we trade in this technological age, but also the future landscape of the trading industry.

Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees.
equal opportunity to all applicants and employees.

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