Trading Analyst - Options Market Making
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm that allocates internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhancing our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. We leverage groundbreaking execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve financial markets' operations.
THE ROLE: We are looking for a Trading Analyst to join our Options Market Making business. The eligible candidate will be responsible for supporting the trading desks in scripting jobs, trading data analysis and operational tasks.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Day-to-day responsibility for scripts that support the trading activity
- Working with traders to design and improve trading strategies through data analysis, prototyping as well as collaboration with developers
- Proactively supporting operational tasks on the trading desks
- To comply with all applicable Compliance policies, procedures, laws and regulations.
CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS:
- Strong Python skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to demonstrate wider interest in financial markets
- Outstanding numerical and analytical skills
- 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
- Excellent attention to detail
- Fast problem solving skills
- Embodiment of Maven’s core values: Integrity and fairness, market leading, creativity, individual and collective success, discipline and accountability
What we can offer you:
- Competitive compensation package
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Group pension plan
- Enhanced annual leave allowance after 2+ years’ service
- 25 days’ annual leave (plus public holidays)
- Fully catered breakfast, lunch, and snacks prepared by an in-house chef
- Private healthcare and life assurance
- On-site private gym with instructor-led classes including boxing, yoga, and more
- Monthly company events and social activities