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About the Role
As an Equity Options Trader at G-20, you will manage and optimize a discretionary equity options portfolio. You will collaborate with a team to enhance pricing models, refine trading strategies, and drive superior risk-adjusted returns in a fast-paced trading environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and refine equity options trading strategies with a focus on small-cap equities.
- Analyze market microstructure, order flow, and volatility dynamics to identify and capitalize on trading opportunities.
- Collaborate with quantitative analysts and developers to improve options pricing models, hedging algorithms, and execution tools.
- Maintain strong awareness of corporate actions, earnings events, and sector-specific catalysts that influence equity and options markets.
- Execute trades with precision across listed equity options, ensuring best execution and liquidity management.
- Manage portfolio Greeks and adjust hedges dynamically in response to changing market conditions.
- Contribute to the continuous enhancement of G-20's trading infrastructure, data pipelines, and analytical frameworks.
- Monitor portfolio performance and risk metrics, providing regular feedback on strategy effectiveness and market impact.
Requirements
- Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field from a top-tier university.
- Strong background in options trading with a solid understanding of options pricing theory, volatility trading, and relevant strategies.
- Experience in high volatility asset classes and leveraged trading is essential.
- Proven track record of generating consistent profits (PnL >$2m annually for more than 3 years).
- Experience with quantitative trading and the ability to apply data analysis to trading decisions.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of making quick, data-driven decisions.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Demonstration of a results-driven, proactive, and self-motivated approach.
- Only candidates who possess the pre-existing right to work in one of the locations above without company sponsorship need apply.
Skills
- Options trading
- Options pricing theory
- Volatility trading
- Quantitative trading
- Data analysis
- Python
- Excel/VBA
- SQL
Location
- Zurich
- London
- New York
- Hong Kong
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Proprietary trading
- Market-making
- Hedge fund environment
- Automation
- Algorithmic execution strategies for options
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
About the Company
- G-20 Group is a cross-asset trading firm headquartered in Switzerland, trading delta-one and derivatives markets globally.
- We combine startup agility with institutional-grade experience in proprietary trading, technology, and quantitative finance.
- Join G-20 Group and be a part of a team that is at the forefront of financial markets, driving innovation and excellence in the sector.