Delta One Trader - Capital & Risk Ops Innovator

PEAK6; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits (medical, dental,/

401k match

Parental leave

HSA contribution match

Calm app subscription

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

PEAK6 Capital Management in Chicago, IL, seeks a Delta One Trader to join a new Middle Office group. This hands-on role will oversee the Delta One portfolio, balance sheet, costs, and returns, with expansion into capital and asset management across PEAK6 entities.

You will take day-to-day responsibility for the Delta One book, manage nightly balance sheet and RWA, own tooling, and partner with Risk, Finance and Operations on capital movement, margin efficiency, and cash management.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in trading, middle office, or treasury at a prop firm, market maker, bank, or hedge fund.
• Working knowledge of portfolio margining, prime brokerage financing, and capital requirements.
• Comfort with Python and SQL; you will build and maintain your own tooling.
• Strong collaboration skills and ownership mindset.
• Must obtain a Series 57 license if not already held.
• Prior experience with securities lending, repo, treasury management, or portfolio financing is a plus.
• Understanding of options theory and derivatives is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Learn and take over day‑to‑day management of the Delta One book: trading reversals, conversions, boxes, and other RWA offsets.
• Manage nightly balance sheet and RWA to maintain target resource utilization profiles and minimize funding costs.
• Own and improve Delta One tooling: pricing suite, position management, and PnL attribution/reporting.
• Enhance portfolio financing toolkit and evaluate financing and capital treatment across products and entities.
• Help manage relationships with banking partners.
• Partner with Risk, Finance, and Operations on capital movement and margin efficiency.
• Grow the Middle Office function and maximize its value to the organization.

Skills

Python

SQL

Collaboration

Ownership

Attention to detail

Self-directed mindset

Tools

Pricing suite

Position management

PnL reporting tooling

Job description

PEAK6 Capital Management in Chicago, IL, seeks a Delta One Trader to join a new Middle Office group. This hands-on role will oversee the Delta One portfolio, balance sheet, costs, and returns, with expansion into capital and asset management across PEAK6 entities.

You will take day-to-day responsibility for the Delta One book, manage nightly balance sheet and RWA, own tooling, and partner with Risk, Finance and Operations on capital movement, margin efficiency, and cash management.