Univest – Senior Options Trader – NISM

Univest Communication Technologies Private Limited; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing financial services firm in Gurugram is seeking a Senior Options Trader to manage options risk for an electronic trading platform. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with derivatives trading strategies, strong analytical skills, and a postgraduate degree in a quantitative field. This role offers a dynamic working environment and the opportunity to collaborate closely with software developers and analysts.

Qualifications

• Several years of actual derivatives trading experience.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Strong experience working in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Managing the options risk of an electronic trading platform.
• Deploy index and single stock option market making strategies.
• Work closely with programmers to manage development of trading systems.

Skills

Knowledge of derivatives and options

Strong analytical abilities

Very strong communication skills

Education

Post-Graduate degree in statistics, finance, mathematics, engineering (Computer Science)

Tools

Opstra

Sensibull

OI Pulse

Job description

Options Trader

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