Senior Equity Options Volatility Trader

Benefits

Parental leave

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Salary

$175K-$250K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$106,409 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+7.7% - Faster than average

100% above the BLS role benchmark for finance aggregate.

Matched to SOC 13-2011 - Finance aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Finance From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work

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Company

Equity

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Senior Equity Options Volatility Trader Chicago, United States Our US Equity Options business has become one of the leading liquidity-providers in the marketplace. We've already created partnerships and business models to facilitate our expansion and we continue to improve our options pricing, particularly in the volatility space. IMC is highly collaborative between traders, quants, and developers so the scope of responsibility involves working with others to identify and describe mispricings, interact with the market, and push forward visibility improvements Your Core Responsibilities: - Maximize revenue by both finding, and then capitalizing on short term mispricing, as well as managing larger positions - Work closely with our best-in-class research and quant teams to analyze your results and improve your approach - Take lots of responsibility and ownership early to drive strategies forward and be successful Your Skills and Experience: - Experienced equity options trader with at least 2 years' experience - Entrepreneurial mindset with a healthy risk appetite, are competitive by nature, and are a fast decision maker - Ability to identify patterns and describe them analytically. Preference for relevant tertiary qualifications (graduate or post graduate), with strong academic results - Passionate about understanding volatility dynamics and willing to immediately act on your opinions to capture market opportunities. - In tune with the fundamental drivers of stocks we trade and can work effectively with a research analyst team to make decisions #LI-DNP The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation;

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