Trader

Quant Blueprint LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Social events

Happy hours

Breakfast and snack provisions

Training with Akuna University

Job summary

Quant Blueprint LLC is seeking an experienced Options Trader to join our dynamic team in Chicago. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of market-making experience, a strong quantitative background, and a passion for problem-solving.

Join us at our Chicago office to leverage your skills and become an essential part of our trading operations, where innovation and collaboration drive success.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of market-making experience with responsibility for PnL and risk.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
• Strong math aptitude and quantitative analysis skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Leverage previous market-making experience with proprietary technology.
• Make an immediate impact on the trading team.
• Apply previously gained knowledge and experience quickly.

Skills

Market-making experience

Strong math aptitude

Numerical analysis skills

Programming experience

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Actuarial Science

Job description

About Akuna

About Akuna: Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting‑edge technology, data‑driven solutions and automation. We specialise in providing liquidity as an options market maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies and mathematical models. At Akuna we have a flat structure, where the best idea wins. Our Founding Partners, including Andrew Killion, first conceptualised Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm's first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, Boston and London. At Akuna, we believe that the people are the centre of everything we do. At Akuna we have a start‑up feel with less than 100 people, which means you really get to know the team! We run social poker competitions, happy hours, have a fully stacked breakfast and snack room, host social events, social club events, and offer great training with our Akuna University. We are expanding rapidly and looking for the best talent to join us on this journey. If you enjoy being part of smart, driven teams with real challenges to solve – this could be the place for you!

What you'll do as an Options Trader at Akuna

We are seeking experienced Options Traders to join our dynamic team at Akuna Capital. The ideal candidate will be a motivated individual with a desire to make an immediate impact. Akuna gives all new Traders the opportunity to learn from the most successful members of our trading team and apply their previously gained knowledge and experience quickly. As an experienced Trader at Akuna, you will leverage your previous market‑making experience with our proprietary technology to quickly add value to our growing market‑making business.

Qualities that make great candidates

• 2+ years of market‑making experience (responsibility for PnL and risk)


• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science or a related/equivalent field


• Strong math aptitude, numerical and quantitative analysis skills


• Programming and automation experience strongly preferred


• Entrepreneurial self‑starter ready to work in a fast paced, team environment


• Passionate about problem‑solving and finding creative solutions in an ever changing market


• The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently while fostering external professional relationships


• Detail oriented