Options Trader — London Digital Asset Volatility

Westren Capital; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Westren Capital, a London-based proprietary trading firm, is seeking an experienced Options Trader for the Trading Team. The role focuses on managing a book of options and volatility strategies across digital asset venues, with direct ownership of risk and capital allocation.

You will collaborate with quant and engineering partners to build pricing/risk tools, monitor delta/gamma/vega in real time, and adjust hedges as markets move. Prior crypto derivatives experience is a strong advantage.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience trading options or volatility products in prop or market-making setups.
• Strong grounding in options pricing, the Greeks, and volatility surface dynamics.
• Capable of sizing and risk decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage a book of options positions across digital asset venues with sizing and hedging.
• Identify and trade dislocations in implied volatility, skew, and term structure.
• Build and refine pricing and risk tools with quant and engineering teams.
• Manage delta, gamma, and vega exposure in real time.
• Collaborate with risk and treasury on margin, collateral, and counterparty exposure.
• Refine trading logic based on actual market behavior.

Skills

Options trading

Volatility products

Quantitative finance

Python

C++

Risk management

Decision-making under pressure

Crypto derivatives knowledge

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Westren Capital, a London-based proprietary trading firm, is seeking an experienced Options Trader for the Trading Team. The role focuses on managing a book of options and volatility strategies across digital asset venues, with direct ownership of risk and capital allocation.

You will collaborate with quant and engineering partners to build pricing/risk tools, monitor delta/gamma/vega in real time, and adjust hedges as markets move. Prior crypto derivatives experience is a strong advantage.