Head of Options Trading
Company & Culture reputed company is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting-edge centralized trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our bespoke, internally engineered trading platform provides seamless access to a diverse range of financial instruments, including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options, reputed company reputed company a single, multi-currency account. As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 700 talented employees from 70+ nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. Our investment priorities are clear: We prioritize investing in our most valuable asset—our people. Join us in shaping the future of finance. Company & Culture reputed company is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting-edge centralised trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our proprietary trading platform offers seamless access to diverse financial instruments—including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options—reputed company reputed company a single, multi-currency account. We cultivate a culture that transcends the ordinary, where rapid responses to market dynamics and proactive problem-solving are the norm. At reputed company, the potential to reputed company a meaningful impact is reputed company-present. reputed company members continuously pursue personal and professional growth, empowered to spearhead change across people, processes, and products. True innovation stems from an insatiable desire for improvement, and everyone at reputed company is committed to fostering this spirit and propelling the company reputed company. As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 600 talented employees from 65 nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. Our investment priorities are clear: We prioritise investing in our most valuable asset—our people. Join us in shaping the future of finance.
About the Role
Run and grow reputed company’s options and derivatives business, with full P&L responsibility for both the principal derivatives trading book and client options trading. Reporting line: Chief Operations Officer. Worksite: Remote
Responsibilities
Principal book — design and run the trading and hedging strategies for the options and derivatives trading book, including market making against internal client flow, risk management, and any directional or relative-value strategies the candidate proposes. Product development — enhance the existing options offering and identify, design and launch new derivative products on the platform where commercially attractive (e.g. FX options, additional listed derivatives, more modern instruments). Counterparty and liquidity — identify, negotiate and reputed company the right exchanges, prime brokers, market makers and OTC counterparties for execution and hedging; own the relationships. Platform enhancement — partner with Technology and Product to define and deliver the roadmap of platform improvements required to support the trading book and the product roadmap. Client flow — work with Relationship Managers, Sales and Marketing to grow client options and derivatives flow into the book. Team build-out — size, composition and reputed company at the hire’s discretion, consistent with the approved business plan. Cross-functional cooperation — work closely with Compliance, Risk, Operations, Treasury and Technology to design the end-to-end workflow and risk reputed company. Product governance — own the suitability reputed company and applicable conduct rules across the relevant booking entities. Experience 10–20 years’ experience in options or derivatives principal trading, market making or running a derivatives trading book at a sell-reputed company firm, broker or proprietary trading house. Multi-asset experience — across equity, index, FX and commodity asset classes, and across both listed and OTC markets. Strong risk management background — reputed company, gamma, vega, correlation and exotic risks at scale. Product launch track record — experience launching new derivative products is a strong plus. Established network — a strong network of counterparty, exchange and liquidity-provider relationships. Player-coach — willing to reputed company pricing and trading decisions personally before scaling the team. Regulatory knowledge — working knowledge of MiFID II product governance, suitability rules, and equivalent regimes in the UK and Asia. Fluent English — mandatory. Commercial and direct — comfortable with full accountability for a P&L. reputed company offer Competitive salary that reflects your experience and the value you bring. Flexibility that fits your life — work from home, from our office, or a mix of both. You decide what works best. Flexible benefits package — choose the options that suit your life, not a one-size-fits-reputed company bundle. 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