Independent Options Trader - Own Your Capital & Alpha

Trading Interview; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DV Trading is seeking a proven Options Trader to manage capital and scale ideas on our high-performance infrastructure. Trade across options, equities, and related futures, with autonomy and accountability for risk and P&L.

You will develop and refine models and execution strategies, identify alpha opportunities, and leverage our capital to grow a trading business while maintaining a disciplined edge under market volatility.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience trading options, equities, futures, or related products in a professional trading environment.
• Verifiable track record of consistent profitability and risk-adjusted performance.
• Strong understanding of options trading, volatility, market structure, and relative value dynamics.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategy development, execution, and disciplined risk management.
• Quantitative skillset with expertise in options pricing and quantitative tools.
• Ability to clearly articulate trading edge and decision-making process.
• Experience scaling strategies and managing larger allocations of capital is strongly preferred.
• Self-directed trader who operates effectively without heavy oversight or structure.
• High level of ownership, discipline, integrity, and accountability.
• Clean regulatory and compliance record.
• Background at a proprietary trading firm, bank, or hedge fund is preferred; experience in credit or rates volatility trading is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run and scale your own options-focused trading strategies using DV Trading's capital
• Identify, execute, and grow opportunities across options, volatility, equities, and related futures markets
• Develop, refine, and optimize models, signals, and execution strategies to improve performance and scalability
• Own risk management, positioning, and P&L with a high degree of autonomy and accountability
• Analyze market structure, volatility dynamics, and relative value opportunities to generate alpha
• Leverage DV Trading's trading technology and infrastructure to expand your trading business
• Continuously evaluate and evolve strategies to add new revenue streams and improve consistency across market conditions

Skills

Options trading

Risk management

Quantitative analysis

Strategy development

Capital allocation

Job description

DV Trading is seeking a proven Options Trader to manage capital and scale ideas on our high-performance infrastructure. Trade across options, equities, and related futures, with autonomy and accountability for risk and P&L.

You will develop and refine models and execution strategies, identify alpha opportunities, and leverage our capital to grow a trading business while maintaining a disciplined edge under market volatility.