High Touch Trader

PEAK6; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

PEAK6 Capital Management is seeking a High Touch Trader to join our High Touch Desk. This role involves executing complex, large notional trades across equity options, index/ETF products, and OTC instruments in a fast-moving, client-facing environment.

You will work with PEAK6 traders and external brokers, leveraging technology-forward approaches and AI-powered analytics to source liquidity and optimize executions. Requires 5+ years in listed/OTC trading and Series 7/56 licensing.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience with Listed and OTC products, equity derivatives, and index/ETF trading.
• Series 7 and/or Series 56 (or willingness to obtain).
• Strong proficiency with trading platforms; Python or SQL experience is a plus.
• Comfort with Google Workspace and an aptitude for adopting new analytics and AI tools.
• Soft skills: urgency, attention to detail, multitasking in a high-stakes environment, and strong communication with internal and external counterparties.
• Entrepreneurial, adaptable, and curious mindset; drive to understand, improve, and contribute.

Responsibilities

• Execute trades across equity options, index/ETF products, and OTC instruments with precision.
• Manage OTC transactions with strong command of market structure and counterparty relationships.
• Apply options theory in live markets and translate into actionable trading decisions.
• Maintain relationships with brokers and sell-side analysts to source liquidity and gather intelligence.
• Leverage data and proprietary tools; explore AI-powered analytics and modern market research approaches.
• Disseminate value-add research and market color to the trading team.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Client-facing

Attention to detail

Strategic thinking

Tools

Trading platforms

Python

SQL

Job description

WHO WE ARE

PEAK6 Capital Management is a proprietary options trading firm that has been defining the industry for more than 25 years. While many firms have come and gone, PEAK6 Capital Management has consistently delivered liquidity to the options market. We thrive due to our firm’s special blend of financial acumen, ability to manage risk, and cutting-edge technology. Our success is driven by our team of technologists, engineers, and traders who leverage proprietary tech and a data-centric approach to maintain inventory and stay ahead of the markets, so customers can, too.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

PEAK6 Capital Management is seeking a talented and motivated High Touch Trader to join our High Touch Desk. This is a seat for someone who has operated in a fast-moving, client-facing trading environment, is ready to bring that institutional depth to a nimble, technology-forward trading firm. You'll work alongside PEAK6 traders and external brokers to execute complex, large notional trades across equity options, index/ETF products, and OTC instruments. You know the product landscape, you've navigated the listed and OTC world, and you thrive under pressure. If you have the instincts of a seasoned bank sales trader.

• Execute with precision: Manage the execution of trades across equity options, index/ETF products, and OTC instruments, ensuring optimal outcomes aligned with investment strategy.
• Manage the execution of over-the-counter transactions with a strong command of OTC market structure, counterparty relationships and the full breadth of OTC product conventions.
• Apply real options knowledge: Demonstrate working fluency in options theory and its practical application in live markets - not just the textbook.
• Maintain external relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers and sell-side analysts to source liquidity, gather intelligence, and facilitate execution.
• Leverage data and technology: Analyze trading flows, volumes, and performance metrics. Leverage and improve proprietary trading tools, and bring an appetite for AI-powered analytics and modern market research approaches.
• Manage and disseminate value-add research and market color to the broader trading team.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience withListed and OTC products, equity derivatives, and index/ETF trading.
• Registrations: Series 7 and/or Series 56 (or willingness to obtain).
• Technical skills: Strong proficiency with trading platforms; Python or SQL experience is a plus.
• Comfort with Google Workspace and an aptitude for adopting new analytics and AI tools.
• Soft skills: Natural sense of urgency, exceptional attention to detail, ability to multitask in a high-stakes environment, and strong communication skills - both internally and with external counterparties.
• Mindset: Entrepreneurial, adaptable, and curious. You want to do more than execute - you want to understand, improve, and contribute.

OUR REWARDS

We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP), competitive PTO, 401k match, parental leave, and HSA contribution match. We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits. As a hybrid workforce, we offer our employees the ability to work remotely up to two days a week. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and office location. This position also may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in addition to a range of health & wellness benefits, enhancing your overall compensation package.

Base Salary Range $100,000-$125,000

PEAK6 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Our hiring practices ensure that all qualified applicants receive fair consideration without regard to these characteristics. PEAK6 is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all candidates, including those with disabilities. We are dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please contact our HR department at [e-mail]. We will work with you to provide the necessary accommodations to ensure your full participation in our hiring process.

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We're In The Business Of What Ought To Be The business of doing, creating, and building the world the way we see fit. We seek out the transformational opportunity, making it better, more useful, more valuable. At PEAK6, we activate what is into what ought to be through world-class technology, operational excellence and purposeful design. Headquartered in the Chicago Board of Trade Building, PEAK6 is not your typical investment firm. While trading got us our start and still powers our center, we quickly realized that our vision was to embrace and empower today’s consumer through technology, simplifying processes, improving performance and creating new wealth.