Experienced Options Trader - SOFR
Akuna Capital - Chicago, IL
Posted May 8, 2026
Benefits
- Parental leave
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- Non-birth-parent leave
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- Family-building benefits
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- Mental health support
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- 401(k) match
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Market context
- U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
- $57,704 U.S. median for this role
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +0.9% - Slower
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Matched to SOC 41-2031 - Sales aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
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About this role
Experienced Options Trader - SOFR Chicago, IL 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
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