Maven is looking for an ambitious quantitative trader to join the risk-taking US equity options trading unit within its prop multi strategy business. The successful candidate will build and deploy scalable position-taking strategies that are synergistic to Maven’s systematic volatility trading business. This is a full-time, permanent role based in London.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Use data to design, backtest, and deploy market leading systematic trading strategies across the US listed options space
Leverage Maven’s market leading trading and research infrastructure to grow and expand their strategy
Manage portfolio risk and help identify risk across the prop vol business

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS

Multi year experience in trading and managing risk of a US focused options book
Experience in designing and executing profitable systematic-taking strategies with listed options
Desire to work in a collaborative team environment
Proactive interest in improving existing trading strategies and identifying new opportunities
Ability to take a high level of responsibility in an expanding, highly successful firm
Outstanding analytical and statistical skills
Excellent attention to detail and fast problem-solving skills
Strong communication skills
The embodiment of Maven’s core values: Integrity and fairness, market-leading, creativity, individual and collective success, discipline and accountability

Quantitative Trader