Trader
- Pay
- $120,000 – $160,000 per year
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- options trading
- volatility trading
- options pricing
- risk management
Also useful
- relative value trading
- market structure analysis
Overview
DV Trading is looking for a proven Options Trader who wants the freedom to run capital, scale ideas quickly, and trade on high-performance trading infrastructure tailored to our business. This is an opportunity for a trader with a demonstrated ability to generate alpha through options-based strategies across correlated products, volatility, and market structure opportunities.
The ideal candidate already knows how to manage risk, adapt to changing market conditions, and execute with discipline, and is looking for the infrastructure, capital, and autonomy to grow a strategy without the constraints typical of larger institutions.
Job Responsibilities
- Run and scale your own options-focused trading strategies using DV Trading's capital
- Identify, execute, and grow opportunities across options, volatility, equities, and related futures markets
- Develop, refine, and optimize models, signals, and execution strategies to improve performance and scalability
- Own risk management, positioning, and P&L with a high degree of autonomy and accountability
- Analyze market structure, volatility dynamics, and relative value opportunities to generate alpha
- Leverage DV Trading's trading technology and infrastructure to expand your trading business
- Continuously evaluate and evolve strategies to add new revenue streams and improve consistency across market conditions
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience trading options, equities, futures, or related products in a professional trading environment
- Verifiable track record of consistent profitability and risk-adjusted performance
- Strong understanding of options trading, volatility, market structure, and relative value dynamics
- Demonstrated expertise in strategy development, execution, and disciplined risk management
- Quantitative skillset with expertise in options pricing and quantitative tools
- Ability to clearly articulate your trading edge and decision-making process
- Experience scaling strategies and managing larger allocations of capital is strongly preferred
- Self-directed trader who operates effectively without heavy oversight or structure
- High level of ownership, discipline, integrity, and accountability
- Clean regulatory and compliance record
- Background at a proprietary trading firm, bank, or hedge fund is preferred; experience in credit or rates volatility trading is a plus
Pay and benefits
Annual compensation range $120-160K base + performance-based bonus
DV is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms. Only search firms with valid, written agreements with DV should submit resumes in response to DV's posted positions. All resumes submitted by search firms to DV via e-mail, the Internet, personal delivery, facsimile, or any other method without a valid written agreement shall be deemed the sole property of DV, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by DV.
The range below reflects the expected base salary for this position. It represents a good-faith estimate of the base pay we anticipate offering, with actual compensation determined by your experience, education, skills, and performance throughout the interview process. This role is also eligible for a discretionary bonus (at DV Trading's discretion) and DV Trading's benefits package, including the benefits listed above.
Base Salary Range $120,000—$160,000 USD
About Us
Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 600 people operating throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users.
Now, DV group affiliates include two broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and a bourgeoning investment adviser.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
DV is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
From DV Trading's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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