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Experienced Commodities Options Trader
Belvedere Trading
Chicago, USA
Full-time
Mid · 3+ years experience
Onsite
USD 150000-200000 yearly / year
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- Become a leader in options market-making, while being recognized and compensated for your contributions within the firm.
- Participate in formal education on quantitative concepts to build your trading knowledge.
- Lead market-making and execution across commodity options products, guiding pricing, risk parameters, and strategic direction.
- Own and refine trading strategies from ideation through execution, generating insights in high-volume and high-volatility markets.
- Identify trends and mispricings by leveraging data, market structure knowledge, and an understanding of supply–demand dynamics across commodities.
- Collaborate with technologists and quants to enhance analytics, improve models, and systematize trading workflows that scale.
- Develop tools to analyze positional opportunities, evaluate risk, and improve options liquidity.
- Manage risk with discipline, monitoring exposures in real time and ensuring adherence to Belvedere’s risk philosophy.
- Work cross-functionally with research, technology, and trading teams to drive innovation and support the continued evolution of our commodities options trading groups.
- 3–7+ years of experience trading commodity options (energy, metals, agriculture, or related markets).
- Demonstrated success generating PnL, managing complex risk profiles, and navigating fast-moving markets.
- Deep understanding of options pricing, volatility dynamics, and commodity market structure, including fundamental drivers.
- Proficiency with analytical and programming tools such as Python, R, or SQL, with the ability to work with large datasets and improve modeling or decision-support systems.
- Ability to thoughtfully approach decision-making, thrive under pressure and adapt quickly to changing market conditions.
- Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented mindset.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
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