Trader

About Us:

Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago theDV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 600 people operating throughout North America Europe and Asia. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016 DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital trading strategies and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now DV group affiliates include two broker dealers a cryptocurrency market making firm and a bourgeoning investment adviser.

Overview:

DV Trading is looking for a proven Options Trader who wants the freedom to run capital scale ideas quickly and trade on high-performance trading infrastructure tailored to our business. This is an opportunity for a trader with a demonstrated ability to generate alpha through options-based strategies across correlated products volatility and market structure opportunities. The ideal candidate already knows how to manage risk adapt to changing market conditions and execute with discipline and is looking for the infrastructure capital and autonomy to grow a strategy without the constraints typical of larger institutions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Run and scale your own options-focused trading strategies using DV Tradings capital
• Identify execute and grow opportunities across options volatility equities and related futures markets
• Develop refine and optimize models signals and execution strategies to improve performance and scalability
• Own risk management positioning and P&L with a high degree of autonomy and accountability
• Analyze market structure volatility dynamics and relative value opportunities to generate alpha
• Leverage DV Tradings trading technology and infrastructure to expand your trading business
• Continuously evaluate and evolve strategies to add new revenue streams and improve consistency across market conditions

Requirements:

• 2 years of experience trading options equities futures or related products in a professional trading environment
• Verifiable track record of consistent profitability and risk-adjusted performance
• Strong understanding of options trading volatility market structure and relative value dynamics
• Demonstrated expertise in strategy development execution and disciplined risk management
• Quantitative skillset with expertise in options pricing and quantitative tools
• Ability to clearly articulate your trading edge and decision-making process
• Experience scaling strategies and managing larger allocations of capital is strongly preferred
• Self-directed trader who operates effectively without heavy oversight or structure
• High level of ownership discipline integrity and accountability
• Clean regulatory and compliance record
• Background at a proprietary trading firm bank or hedge fund is preferred; experience in credit or rates volatility trading is a plus

DV is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms. Only search firms with valid written agreements with DV should submit resumes in response to DVs posted positions. All resumes submitted by search firms to DV via e-mail the Internet personal delivery facsimile or any other method without a valid written agreement shall be deemed the sole property of DV and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by DV. DV is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.