European Options Market Maker

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm deploying its own capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Backed by deep expertise in trading, technology, and research, we are relentlessly focused on improving liquidity across global listed derivatives. Through advanced execution and pricing technologies, we improve how financial markets operate.

THE ROLE: We are looking for an ambitious and proactive European Single Stock Options Market Maker with a proven profit / risk management history to be a part of our equity options market making desk. The eligible candidate has extensive experience trading single stocks options on multiple European exchanges as well as the ability and leadership skills to build out expanding desks. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Day-to-day responsibility of trading and managing a part of the single stocks options book


• Rigorous risk management and compliance with regulatory rules


• Improving option pricing and trading strategies through close collaboration with a team of fundamental stock analysts 


• Designing, implementing and improving strategies through data  analysis, prototyping and collaboration with developers


• Driving pricing and execution improvements through combining systematic and quantitative skills with product knowledge 

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS:

• At least 3 years experience trading European single stock options in a market making role


• Successful track record of proven P&L and market share


• Good understanding of the market structure of European single stock options


• Outstanding numerical, analytical skills and excellent attention to detail


• Familiarity with automated options trading strategies and a proactive interest in their development


• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in an expanding, highly successful firm


• Embodiment of Maven’s core values: Integrity and fairness, market leading, creativity, individual and collective success, discipline and accountability


• Experience in programming is a plus