Senior Block-Options Trader & Liquidity Architect

Global Trading Systems; Village of Pelham (NY); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Meal Allowance

Equinox Corporate Membership Rate

Snacks

Office Game Room

Casual Dress

Job summary

Global Trading Systems in the United States seeks an experienced Block Options Trader to build a block-options capability within Wholesale Market Making. You will price, facilitate and execute large options transactions, manage risk and capital, and establish GTS as a trusted liquidity provider for complex flows.

The role requires 5-10+ years of listed-options experience and deep pricing knowledge, with a focus on institutional counterparties.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of professional listed-options trading experience.
• Experience pricing complex options structures and managing risk.
• Strong knowledge of single-stock and ETF options markets and cross mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Price, facilitate and execute large, complex options transactions including blocks and multi-leg strategies.
• Provide competitive markets for institutional inquiries and manage pricing strategy and capital commitment.
• Actively manage options risk across delta, gamma, vega, theta, skew and correlation.
• Design hedging strategies using equities, ETFs and options within risk limits.
• Build relationships with institutional and broker-dealer desks to provide liquidity.
• Partner with sales, quantitative and tech teams to strengthen pricing and execution.
• Support regulatory and exchange compliance in daily operations.
• Measure performance through client inquiries, volumes, and P&L metrics.

Skills

Listed-options pricing

Volatility & Greeks

Risk management

Complex transaction pricing

Institutional client engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Pricing systems

Job description

Global Trading Systems in the United States seeks an experienced Block Options Trader to build a block-options capability within Wholesale Market Making. You will price, facilitate and execute large options transactions, manage risk and capital, and establish GTS as a trusted liquidity provider for complex flows.

The role requires 5-10+ years of listed-options experience and deep pricing knowledge, with a focus on institutional counterparties.