Experienced Options Trader

<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About Akuna:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize 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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":false,"201341983":2,"335559739":300,"335559740":350}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Our Founding Partners</span><em> </em><span data-contrast="auto">first conceptualized 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. <span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore.</span></span></span></p> <p><strong>What you'll do as an Options Trader at Akuna:</strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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 at a growing firm. 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. In this role, you will: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Profitably manage a derivatives portfolio and be responsible for dynamically managing risk to ensure portfolio is under prescribed risk limits</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Work with our technology and quant teams to ensure existing algorithms are functioning properly</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Analyze data to optimize parameters</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Introduce improvements to our algorithms to best provide liquidity</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualities that make great candidates:</strong></p> <ul> <li>2+ years of market making experience (responsibility for PnL and risk)</li> <li>Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science or a related/equivalent field</li> <li>Strong math aptitude, numerical, and quantitative analysis skills</li> <li>Entrepreneurial self-starter ready to work in a fast paced, team environment</li> <li>Passio