Market Risk Manager, Equity Derivatives & Python Tools

Alloptions Ltd; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) employer sponsored contributing

In-house meals and snacks

Monthly drinks and festivities

Job summary

All Options in Austin, TX is seeking a Risk Manager to own daily market risk for our equity derivatives business on the trading floor, working directly with traders and clearing banks to monitor exposures and guide risk decisions.

The role emphasizes expanding automated risk frameworks, Python tooling, stress tests, and responsible risk controls, with a focus on capital and liquidity allocation and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in an equity derivatives trading firm.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (STEM, Statistics, Economics, or Finance).
• Hands-on understanding of equity and derivatives trading.
• Clear understanding of risk factors for a market maker with a large equity derivatives portfolio.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills.
• Able to design and implement risk management frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily market risk management of our equity derivatives business, engaging directly with traders, clearing banks, trading venues.
• Monitor and investigate risk concentrations, clearing bank requirements, operational incidents, unusual trades and market moves, linking insights to current exposures.
• Operate and improve our market and operational risk frameworks, with a strong focus on automated trading strategies and effective incident follow-up.
• Design, improve, and operate our market risk frameworks and automated monitoring tools in Python.
• Assess and sign off on new trading strategies and algorithms.
• Further develop the risk-control framework, including policies, with a strong focus on trading and technology.
• Provide input to optimize capital and liquidity allocation and usage of trading strategies.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independent thinker

Team player

Attention to detail

Continuous improvement

Innovation mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Tools

Python

Job description

All Options in Austin, TX is seeking a Risk Manager to own daily market risk for our equity derivatives business on the trading floor, working directly with traders and clearing banks to monitor exposures and guide risk decisions.

The role emphasizes expanding automated risk frameworks, Python tooling, stress tests, and responsible risk controls, with a focus on capital and liquidity allocation and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.