EU Market Risk Manager

Alloptions International; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunities

Profit sharing

29 vacation days

Well-being allowance

In-house meals

Monthly drinks and festivities

Bicycle plan

NS Business Card

Job summary

All Options in Amsterdam seeks a Market Risk Manager to lead risk for our equity derivatives desk and scale risk controls from day one.

You will monitor risk in real time, stress-test assumptions, and help allocate capital while advancing automated trading strategies and complying with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience in an equity derivatives trading firm
• Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as STEM, Statistics, Economics, or Finance
• Hands-on understanding of equity and derivatives trading
• Clear understanding of risk factors that affect a market maker company trading a large equity derivatives portfolio
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Able to both design and implement aspects of risk management frameworks
• Able to utilize enterprise AI tooling to increase efficiency and control
• Independent thinker, with convincing communication skills
• Results-oriented with attention to detail and focus on quality of work
• Mindset geared towards continuous improvement and innovation
• Collaborative team player, able to contribute in fast-paced trading environment

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily market risk management of our equity derivatives business, engaging directly with traders, clearing banks, trading venues
• Monitor and investigate risk concentrations, clearing bank requirements, operational incidents, unusual trades and market moves, linking insights to current exposures
• Operate and improve our market and operational risk frameworks, with a strong focus on automated trading strategies and effective incident follow-up
• Design, improve and operate our market risk frameworks and automated monitoring tools in Python
• Assess and sign off on new trading strategies and algorithms
• Further develop the risk‑control framework, including policies, with a strong focus on trading and technology
• Provide input to optimize capital and liquidity allocation and usage of trading strategies

Skills

Equity derivatives

Risk management

Python

AI tooling

Quantitative skills

Independent thinker

Team player

Attention to detail

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Master's in quantitative field

Tools

Python

Job description

All Options is looking for a Market Risk Manager to join our team in Amsterdam. You will beat the center of how we manage risk as a market maker, with real responsibility from day one. You’ll set trading limits, refine policies, and ensure our risk appetite and controls stay aligned.

Day-to-day, you’ll monitor risk live on our trading floor and work closely with trading teams: stress-testing assumptions, evaluating risk-reward tradeoffs, optimizing capital allocation, and supporting deployment of new quantitative and algorithmic strategies.

You’ll also drive strategic initiatives: strengthening our limits framework, improving risk processes, and ensuring regulatory and clearing requirements are met. This is a high-impact role where your decisions directly shape both our risk profile and our ability to capture trading opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily market risk management of our equity derivatives business, engaging directly with traders, clearing banks, trading venues
• Monitor and investigate risk concentrations, clearing bank requirements, operational incidents, unusual trades and market moves, linking insights to current exposures
• Operate and improve our market and operational risk frameworks, with a strong focus on automated trading strategies and effective incident follow-up
• Design, improve, and operate our market risk frameworks and automated monitoring tools in Python
• Assess and sign off on new trading strategies and algorithms
• Further develop the risk‑control framework, including policies, with a strong focus on trading and technology
• Provide input to optimize capital and liquidity allocation and usage of trading strategies

Key Requirements:

• 3-5 years of professional experience in an equity derivatives trading firm
• Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as STEM, Statistics, Economics, or Finance
• Hands-on understanding of equity and derivatives trading
• Clear understanding of risk factors that affect a market maker company trading a large equity derivatives portfolio
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Able to both design and implement aspects of risk management frameworks
• Able to utilize enterprise AI tooling to increase efficiency and control
• Independent thinker, with convincing communication skills
• Results-oriented with attention to detail and focus on quality of work
• Mindset geared towards continuous improvement and innovation
• Collaborative team player, able to contribute in fast-paced trading environment

Why Join All Options?

At All Options, we offer a dynamic role with room for professional development and collaboration.

• Competitive salary
• Bonus opportunities
• Profit sharing
• 29 vacation days
• Well-being allowance
• In-house meals
• Monthly drinks and festivities
• Bicycle plan
• NS Business Card

All Options

Founded in 1998, All Options is a proprietary trading firm headquartered in Amsterdam, with a growing presence in Austin, TX. As a fully regulated market maker, we trade on major European options exchanges and recently expanded into US markets.

Our mission is to ensure fair, transparent, and accessible financial markets by providing competitive prices and supporting genuine supply-demand dynamics. Collaboration with regulators and exchanges underscores our commitment to fair competition.

Guided by values of continuous learning, open sharing, and ownership, we foster a straightforward, informal culture driven by curiosity and teamwork. We seek ambitious professionals ready to excel in a dynamic, data-driven trading environment.