Senior Option Trader – Investment Platform HR LOBBY

The Corporate Institute; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Univest in Gurgaon is seeking a Senior Options Trader to join a fast-growing, technology-driven trading team. This full-time role is based in Gurgaon with a 5-day work week and a culture of rapid development and innovation.

The position focuses on market making, risk management of options, and developing options strategies within a SEBI-registered RA firm. You will collaborate with developers and analysts on an automated platform.

Qualifications

• Derivatives and options knowledge, including trading strategies.
• Pricing, Greeks, volatility trading, hedging.
• Several years of actual derivatives trading experience.
• Strong Excel analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication with peers and management.
• Hands-on experience with Opstra, Sensibull, OI Pulse.
• Post-graduate degree in quantitative disciplines.
• Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, high energy.

Responsibilities

• Manage options risk on an active, electronic and automated trading platform with portfolio-level hedging of Greeks.
• Deploy index and single stock option market making and trading strategies and have worked with broking houses or prop desks.
• Analyze trading performance and develop new logic to improve trading performance; collaborate with programmers to enhance trading/risk systems.

Skills

Derivatives trading

Options strategies

Market making

Risk management

Quantitative analysis

Education

Post-Graduate degree in statistics/finance/mathematics/engineering

Tools

Opstra

Sensibull

OI Pulse

Job description

Who are we ?

Embark on a journey towards financial success with Univest, the premier investment platform that is not just profitable but soaring at an impressive 50% month-over-month growth rate. At Univest, we empower retail investors to harness the full potential of their surplus funds by seamlessly navigating diverse asset classes in both capital and debt markets.

As the pinnacle of financial expertise, We take pride in the operation of two distinguished Group companies under the Univest umbrella, both fully registered with SEBI, holding licences as Corporate Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) and Research Analysts (RA). Our commitment to regulatory compliance ensures that your investments are backed by a foundation of trust, security, and ethical standards.

What sets Univest apart is not just our remarkable growth but the unwavering dedication to providing unparalleled research and advisory services through our SEBI-licensed entities. Our robust platform equips you with the tools and insights needed to make informed investment decisions that align with your financial goals.

What are we looking for ?

• We are looking for a Senior Options Trader(NISM qualified pref.) and it is a full time opportunity based in Gurgaon. 5 days working with fast paced development culture.
• Looking for a talented Options trader for a SEBI Registered RA firm.
• Multi-faceted role includes market making and risk management of options and developing option strategies.
• In the company, software developers, traders and analysts work closely together and collaboratively and our trading is highly technology dependent – thus being technology savvy is a must.

What you will do ?

• Managing the options risk of an active, electronic and automated trading platform with ability to understand portfolio level hedging of Greeks.
• A trader who will deploy index and single stock option market making and trading strategies and has worked either with broking houses or prop trading desks running various option based strategies.
• Analysis of trading performance and development of new logic to improve trading performance Work closely with programmers to manage the development of sophisticated trading/risk systems – which includes understanding requirements, developing new functionality etc.

Few job requirements:

• Knowledge of derivatives and options- in particular option trading strategies
• Knowledge of options – pricing, Greeks, volatility trading, hedging
• Several years of actual derivatives trading experience
• Strong analytical abilities including the use of Excel for analysis
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Very strong communication skills- ability to present ideas and strategies clearly and interact well with both peers as well as senior management
• Hands on expertise of tools like: Opstra, Sensibull, OI Pulse etc.
• Post-Graduate degree in statistics, finance, mathematics, engineering (Computer Science) or other quantitative or computational disciplines
• Strong experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented collaborative environment.
• Entrepreneurial, self-motivated individual high energy, high activity levels passion for working with an innovative, small but rapidly growing company