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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Equity Derivatives Trader to join our trading desk. This role requires a commercially minded trader who can manage risk effectively, provide liquidity to clients, and work closely with sales, structuring, and technology teams in a fast-paced trading environment.
Responsibilities
- Price, trade, and risk-manage flow equity derivative products across relevant markets and client segments.
- Provide competitive markets and liquidity to institutional clients in a flow-facing capacity.
- Manage real-time trading risk, including delta, gamma, vega, theta, skew, and correlation exposures.
- Monitor market conditions, volatility dynamics, positioning, and macro developments impacting equity derivatives.
- Support and develop market-making strategies across listed and/or OTC equity derivatives.
- Work closely with sales teams to understand client demand and deliver timely, risk-aware pricing.
- Collaborate with structuring, quant, technology, and operations teams to improve pricing tools, risk systems, and trade execution.
- Maintain a disciplined approach to P&L attribution, risk limits, hedging, and inventory management.
- Ensure all trading activity is conducted in accordance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and best execution standards.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of experience in equity derivatives trading, preferably in a flow-facing trading role.
- Experience at the Associate or VP level within an investment bank, broker-dealer, market maker, or similar financial institution.
- Strong understanding of option Greeks, volatility, skew, term structure, and derivatives pricing.
- Demonstrated experience managing trading risk in live market conditions.
- Prior experience with market making, client pricing, and flow risk management.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to make decisions under pressure.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work closely with sales and other desk partners.
- High attention to detail and strong understanding of trading controls and risk governance.
Skills
- Options markets
- Pricing
- Risk management
- Market-making dynamics
- Delta
- Gamma
- Vega
- Theta
- Skew
- Correlation exposures
- Volatility
- Term structure
- Python
- VBA
- SQL
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
Experience Level
- 2-5 years
- Associate or VP level
Salary/Compensations
- $150,000-200,000
Benefits
- Annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus
- Medical, dental & vision coverage
- 401(k)
- Life, accident, and disability insurance
- Wellness programs
- Paid time off packages (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
- Paid parental leave
About the Company
- Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services.
- With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.
- At Jefferies, we are committed to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live.
- As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.
Equal Opportunity
- Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a workforce that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
- Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, pregnancy, age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law.
- We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws.
- As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.