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About the Role

Optiver, a leading market making firm, seeks experienced sales traders for its Institutional Trading teams. This role involves contributing to a collaborative, high-impact environment, shaping trading strategies, and strengthening market relationships.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with institutional counterparties in listed US Options.
• Partner with traders to understand Optiver’s trading strategies and liquidity offering.
• Develop participant profiles, reports, and insights for counterparty engagement.
• Manage and update CRM system for accurate relationship tracking.
• Represent Optiver at industry conferences and seminars.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a sales trading role covering buy-side firms, focused on US index/equity options.
• Deep understanding of the equity options market and key participants across exchanges.
• Ability to leverage existing network within the index and equity options buy-side community and foster new connections.
• Skilled at organizing and participating in events, and presenting information to diverse audiences.
• Open to travel and in-person meetings with counterparties.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Drive to continuously learn and grow.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.
• Deep understanding of rules and regulations governing equity options markets.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Skills

• Organization and event participation
• Presenting information to diverse audiences
• Strong communication
• Collaborative mindset
• Continuous learning and growth
• Working in a dynamic, team-oriented environment

Experience Level

• 5+ years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

• $200,000 - $200,000 USD

Benefits

• Opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 countries.
• Highly competitive compensation package.
• Global profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus structure.
• 401(k) match up to 50%.
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage.
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays.
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch, snacks, regular social events, clubs, and sporting leagues.

About the Company

• Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker.
• Trusted partner of 100+ exchanges across the globe.
• Mission: constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency, and acting as a stabilizing force.
• Focus on continuous improvement and safeguarding healthy, efficient markets.

Equal Opportunity

• Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.