Experienced Options Trader

Optiver; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Diverse and intelligent peers

Training and development

Daily breakfast and lunch

In-house chair massages

Corporate health insurance

Regular social events

Job summary

Optiver in Singapore seeks an experienced options trader to join our trading team, focusing on optimizing options trading in commodity markets and collaborating across research, quants, and developers to drive improvements.

The role emphasizes contributing to the team’s future direction, challenging the status quo, and maintaining a strong risk-aware approach with a passion for continual improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience trading option markets is essential.
• Trading commodities will be highly preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for trading and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• You will optimise our options trading in commodity markets.
• Extensive collaboration with research/quants, developers, corporate strategy, and wider functions to deliver improvement across the trading problems.
• Strategically contribute to future direction of the team and challenge the status quo.

Skills

Options trading experience

Strong trading performance

Risk management

Communication & collaboration

Continuous improvement

Coding familiarity

Job description

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

We look for an experienced options trader to join our options trading team. Your main responsibilities will include:

• You will optimise our options trading in commodity markets
• Extensive collaboration with research/quants, developers, corporate strategy, and wider functions to deliver improvement across the trading problems
• Strategically contribute to future direction of the team and challenge the status quo

WHO YOU ARE:

• Experience trading option markets is essential; trading commodities will be highly preferred
• Track record of strong trading performance
• Strong and responsible risk appetite
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for trading, and a strong desire to continuous improvement
• Familiarity with coding is preferred but not essential

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.
• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.
• Daily breakfast and lunch.
• Weekly in-house chair massages.
• Corporate health insurance.
• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.