Systematic Options Trader - AI-Driven Market Making

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. invites an experienced Associate/VP to join the Systematic Derivatives Trading team.

You will help develop and deploy systematic option trading strategies, automate liquidity provision, and scale trading solutions across equity and index options markets. You will work with quantitative researchers and technology teams to identify risk opportunities, improve risk management, and build scalable tools that boost portfolio performance.

Qualifications

• Strong background in applying quantitative techniques to trading and risk management.
• Experience with Python and data analysis tools for research and automation.
• Ability to collaborate across trading, quantitative research, and technology teams.
• Demonstrated ownership, attention to detail, and disciplined risk management.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing and optimizing systematic options trading strategies across equity and index derivatives markets, and evaluate new market structure developments, products, and trading opportunities.
• Analyze and manage portfolio risk, including delta, gamma, vega, and liquidity exposures; monitor trading performance and investigate P&L drivers, risk events, and execution outcomes.
• Develop tools and analytics to improve execution quality, risk management, and trading performance.
• Partner with Quantitative Research teams to design, test, and deploy systematic trading strategies.
• Collaborate with technology teams to build and enhance automated trading, market making, and hedging systems.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trading opportunities, market trends, and strategy enhancements; support the development and monitoring of AI-driven and data-driven trading solutions.
• Communicate market activity, strategy performance, and trading insights to stakeholders across trading, sales, quant, and technology teams

Skills

Quantitative mindset

Options market knowledge

Python

Communication skills

Risk management

Education

Degree in Mathematics/Statistics/CS or Engineering

Tools

Python

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. invites an experienced Associate/VP to join the Systematic Derivatives Trading team.

You will help develop and deploy systematic option trading strategies, automate liquidity provision, and scale trading solutions across equity and index options markets. You will work with quantitative researchers and technology teams to identify risk opportunities, improve risk management, and build scalable tools that boost portfolio performance.