About Akuna: 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. Our Founding Partners 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. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore. What you’ll do as a SOFR Options Trader at Akuna: We are seeking an experienced electronic options trader to join our SOFR desk. This is a mid-to-senior level role with a clear path to full desk ownership for the right candidate. You will be responsible for making markets and managing risk across CME SOFR options while collaborating with our floor team to maximize profitability. You will work at the intersection of trading, technology, and quantitative research. Akuna’s SOFR desk combines systematic pricing infrastructure with trader judgment – you’ll be expected to manage your positions decisively while actively contributing to the automation and tooling that drives the desk’s edge forward. This is a role for someone who takes genuine ownership, brings intellectual curiosity to every aspect of the business, and thrives in a high-performance, collaborative environment. In this role, you will: <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Profitably manage a SOFR options portfolio with full responsibility for P&L and dynamic risk management within prescribed limits</li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Make two-sided markets across the SOFR options complex (SR3, S0, S2), maintaining disciplined risk across the curve</li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" da

Experienced Options Trader - SOFR

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