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Overnight Trader

Edgehog Trading

Overnight Trader

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Summary:

    Edgehog Trading is a proprietary trading firm specialized in electronic option market making. Our vision is to scale and automate our strategies with a diverse team of traders, developers, and researchers. We pride ourselves on data-driven decision making and innovative problem-solving which allows us to tackle complex problems posed by efficient markets. We believe in continuous learning, absolute transparency, and a collaborative approach to everything we do.

    What you will do:

    • Proactively manage positions for multiple asset classes during the overnight shift (12 AM to 8 AM)
    • Monitor trading algorithms and provide feedback to researchers and developers on areas of improvement
    • Devise new, innovative ways to tune trading parameters to increase desk profitability
    • Work across the entire organization to improve systems and overall firm performance
    • Control the desks' positions to ensure the portfolio falls within assigned risk limits.

    Qualifications and Skills:

    • Previous experience trading (1-3 years) with a proven track record of success managing an options market making book
    • BS/MS/BA degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Math, Economics, Finance, Physics, or related field
    • Exceptional attention to detail
    • Excellent quantitative and analytical skills
    • Ability to take on many responsibilities quickly with a high degree of operational excellence
    • Python programming skills are a plus, but not required

    You must have experience trading options for this role