Floor Trader - AMEX

Belvederetrading; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Candidates bring 2+ years of floor-trading experience on a major exchange, deep knowledge of options pricing and volatility, and a disciplined approach to risk in a fast-paced environment. On-site role in NYC offering strong upside potential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in options market-making at a proprietary trading firm or comparable trading environment.
• Prior floor trading experience on MIAX or comparable physical exchange.
• Strong understanding of options pricing, volatility, market microstructure, and liquidity provision.
• An ability to apply quantitative skills and logical reasoning to solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability to make high-quality decisions under pressure and manage risk in fast-moving markets.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent liquidity in assigned options products while supporting efficient, orderly markets.
• Execute floor-based, voice-assisted, or hybrid options trades with precision and strong commercial judgment.
• Apply proprietary pricing models, volatility analysis, and risk frameworks to manage positions and improve trade selection
• Monitor market activity, order flow, and quote quality in real time to identify opportunities and respond quickly to changing conditions
• Partner with technologists and quantitative teams to enhance trading tools, optimize workflows, and improve execution performance
• Contribute market insight, trade feedback, and post-trade analysis to help refine strategy and portfolio management
• Communicate clearly with brokers, counterparties, and internal stakeholders to support effective coordination on the trading floor
• Operate with strong accountability, risk discipline, and a continuous-improvement mindset aligned with firm performance goals

Skills

Options market-making

Floor trading

Market microstructure

Risk management

Quantitative analysis

Tools

MIAX Sapphire

Job description

Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm. We are a team driven by intellectual curiosity, seeking answers that will change not only how we trade in this technological age, but also the future landscape of the trading industry.

Our traders provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETF), and equity index options. Traders partner with our technologists to continually engineer and optimize our trading systems to stay on top of the industry.

Join the pulse of the trading floor at Belvedere Trading, where tradition and innovation converge in the dynamic environment of the AMEX trading floor. As a Floor Trader, you’ll play a critical role in providing liquidity and driving performance in the open outcry marketplace.

At Belvedere, we’ve built our success on a foundation of intellectual curiosity and continuous improvement. From developing proprietary technology to refining our trading strategies, we are committed to staying at the forefront of the industry. Our traders work seamlessly with our technology teams to optimize models and enhance performance, ensuring we remain agile in an ever-evolving market landscape.

We are seeking a seasoned professional with expertise in single stock equity volatility and a background in open outcry or voice/chat market making. This role offers the opportunity to apply your market insights and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment where every trade makes an impact. Experience on the MIAX Sapphire floor or a comparable options trading floor is strongly preferred, particularly in environments that support large, complex orders and combine proprietary technology with open outcry price discovery.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent liquidity in assigned options products while supporting efficient, orderly markets.
• Execute floor-based, voice-assisted, or hybrid options trades with precision and strong commercial judgment.
• Apply proprietary pricing models, volatility analysis, and risk frameworks to manage positions and improve trade selection
• Monitor market activity, order flow, and quote quality in real time to identify opportunities and respond quickly to changing conditions
• Partner with technologists and quantitative teams to enhance trading tools, optimize workflows, and improve execution performance
• Contribute market insight, trade feedback, and post-trade analysis to help refine strategy and portfolio management
• Communicate clearly with brokers, counterparties, and internal stakeholders to support effective coordination on the trading floor
• Operate with strong accountability, risk discipline, and a continuous-improvement mindset aligned with firm performance goals

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in options market-making at a proprietary trading firm or comparable trading environment
• Prior floor trading experience on MIAX or comparable physical exchange
• Strong understanding of options pricing, volatility, market microstructure, and liquidity provision
• An ability to apply quantitative skills and logical reasoning to solve complex problems
• Demonstrated ability to make high-quality decisions under pressure and manage risk in fast-moving markets.

How We Operate - Core Values

Team Belvedere

Work seamlessly with others to achieve shared goals. Foster a positive and supportive environment that brings out the best in your teammates.

Me in Team

Focus on competing and succeeding at the highest level, constantly striving for excellence.

Own It

Actively address challenges and make decisions that drive positive results, taking ownership of both successes and failures.

Build Rockets

Bring forward bold, creative ideas and solutions. Be open to experimentation and willing to take calculated risks.

Passionate Discourse

Encourage and bring innovative, out-of-the-box ideas to discussions, actively contributing to team growth and progress.

Our Stance

Belvedere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees. Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, military, and veteran status is prohibited. Belvedere encourages initiatives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. Belvedere is committed to providing a positive environment in which team members are treated with respect, dignity, and courtesy. Our firm believes in a dynamic culture of inclusion and diversity, where people thrive on individual and organizational characteristics, values, experiences, and backgrounds.

Work Schedule

Regular and reliable attendance during business hours with the ability to be on-site prior to the start of business on occasion.

Physical

Ability to remain at a desk and concentrate for long periods of time.

Amount of Travel Required

None