What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quant Trader - Equity OMM position at Selby Jennings?
A top-tier, technology driven options market maker is selectively expanding its equity options trading team. The firm is known for giving high performing traders meaningful ownership early with real risk, P&L, and decision making responsibility. With a strong, well capitalized platform and a meritocratic culture, this is an opportunity to compound impact quickly while building deep expertise in equity options market making.
What You'll Do:
- Manage and optimize equity options market making strategies with direct ownership of risk and P&L
- Analyze volatility surfaces, Greeks, and microstructure dynamics to improve pricing and execution
- Work closely with quantitative researchers and developers to enhance models, signals, and trading infrastructure
- Contribute to desk level strategy decisions and product expansion initiatives as responsibility scales
Qualifications:
- 2-5 years of experience in equity options trading or systematic options market making
- Demonstrated track record of strong performance and early ownership of risk or P&L
- Deep understanding of options theory, volatility, and derivatives risk management
- Strong quantitative intuition and ability to make disciplined decisions in fast moving markets
Salary : $175,000 - $200,000