European Options Market Maker

Maven - Trading and Portfolio Management; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Maven - Trading and Portfolio Management in Amsterdam is seeking an ambitious European Single Stock Options Market Maker to join our equity options desk. The ideal candidate has a proven profit/risk track record and extensive experience trading single-stock options on European exchanges, with leadership potential to help expand desks.

You will manage day-to-day options trading, work with a team of analysts and developers to enhance pricing, implement data-driven strategies, and drive performance

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience trading European single stock options in market making.
• Proven P&L and market share track record.
• Solid understanding of European single stock options market structure.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills; attention to detail.
• Experience with automated options trading strategies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day responsibility of trading and managing a part of the single stocks options book
• Rigorous risk management and regulatory compliance with rules
• Improve option pricing and strategies through close collaboration with a team of fundamental stock analysts
• Designing, implementing and improving strategies through data analysis, prototyping and collaboration with developers
• Driving pricing and execution improvements through combining systematic and quantitative skills with product knowledge

Skills

Single stock options trading

European market making

Programming (plus)

Tools

AI-powered tools

Automated options trading

Job description

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm deploying its own capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Backed by deep expertise in trading, technology, and research, we are relentlessly focused on improving liquidity across global listed derivatives. Through advanced execution and pricing technologies, we improve how financial markets operate.

THE ROLE: We are looking for an ambitious and proactive European Single Stock Options Market Maker with a proven profit / risk management history to be a part of our equity options market making desk. The eligible candidate has extensive experience trading single stocks options on multiple European exchanges as well as the ability and leadership skills to build out expanding desks.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Day-to-day responsibility of trading and managing a part of the single stocks options book
• Rigorous risk management and compliance with regulatory rules
• Improving option pricing and trading strategies through close collaboration with a team of fundamental stock analysts
• Designing, implementing and improving strategies through data analysis, prototyping and collaboration with developers
• Driving pricing and execution improvements through combining systematic and quantitative skills with product knowledge

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS:

• At least 3 years experience trading European single stock options in a market making role
• Successful track record of proven P&L and market share
• Good understanding of the market structure of European single stock options
• Outstanding numerical, analytical skills and excellent attention to detail
• Familiarity with automated options trading strategies and a proactive interest in their development
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in an expanding, highly successful firm
• Embodiment of Maven’s core values: Integrity and fairness, market leading, creativity, individual and collective success, discipline and accountability
• Experience in programming is a plus
• Experience using AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and workflows.

Maven is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture for our employees. It is crucial for us to understand the demographics of our candidate pool to measure our recruitment practices. There is no requirement for any candidate to answer our demographic questions. Completion of the questionnaire will not form any part of Maven’s decision-making process and candidates can withdraw their consent at any time . For candidates who complete the questionnaire, their data will be anonymised and used only in the aggregate to inform our attraction strategy . Maven is an equal opportunity employer and this data will be used for opportunity monitoring purposes. completion of the questionnaire will not form any part of Maven’s decision-making process. Maven will not have information on whether or not a particular candidate completed the questionnaire.