Equity Derivatives Trader – Single-Name Focus

Jefferies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferies is seeking an experienced Equity Derivatives Trader at the Associate or Vice President level to join our trading desk in New York. The role focuses on flowing single-name options, with pricing, market making, and real-time risk management.

The ideal candidate has 2-7 years in equity derivatives trading, deep knowledge of option Greeks, volatility, and hedging, and the ability to work with sales, quants, and technology to enhance pricing tools.

Qualifications

• 2-7 years of experience in equity derivatives trading.
• Experience in a flow-facing trading seat.
• Experience focused on single stock / single-name equity derivatives.
• Strong knowledge of option Greeks and risk management.
• Experience with market making, client pricing, hedging, and real-time risk management.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced trading floor.
• Strong communication with sales and internal stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and understanding of trading controls and risk governance.

Responsibilities

• Price, trade, and risk-manage equity derivative products with a focus on single stock/single-name options.
• Provide liquidity and pricing to institutional clients in a flow-facing trading environment.
• Manage live trading risk across delta, gamma, vega, theta, and skew.
• Monitor single-name volatility, earnings, corporate actions, borrow, dividends, liquidity and idiosyncratic stock risk.
• Support market-making activity across single stock equity derivatives and related products.
• Work with sales to understand client flow, respond to pricing requests, and manage client-driven risk.
• Collaborate with quant, tech, operations, and control teams to enhance pricing tools, risk systems, and execution.
• Maintain disciplined hedging, inventory management, P&L attribution, and adherence to risk limits.
• Ensure all trading activity complies with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and market conduct standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quantitative

Decision-making

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Python

VBA

SQL

Job description

Jefferies is seeking an experienced Equity Derivatives Trader at the Associate or Vice President level to join our trading desk in New York. The role focuses on flowing single-name options, with pricing, market making, and real-time risk management.

The ideal candidate has 2-7 years in equity derivatives trading, deep knowledge of option Greeks, volatility, and hedging, and the ability to work with sales, quants, and technology to enhance pricing tools.