Quant Trader - Equity Options

The role

An Equity Options Quant Trader will join the Vol Alpha Trading Team. The role involves an end-to-end investment process from market intuition and alpha discovery to trade execution using statistical methods.

What you will do

• Monitor and rationalise market flow to identify pricing dislocations
• Analyse and interpret other market participants' positionings to identify trading opportunities
• Conduct research and backtests on pricing and structuring volatility curve, term structure, relative value and dispersion trades
• Contribute to new alpha discovery through market dynamics observations and quantitative research toolings
• Active participation in trading and risk-managing an extensive equity options portfolio
• Active participation in the desk's future build-out into a bigger set of alpha and systematic strategies
• Full end-to-end investment cycle from intuition, research, to execution
• Collaboration with infrastructure and development teams to optimise electronic trading execution

Required qualifications

• 2–5 years' experience in US equity options quantitative research or trading
• Strong understanding of options markets, volatility, and equity derivatives
• Exposure to or strong interest in volatility relative value, volatility carry, term structure and path, or dispersion strategies
• Commercial trading mindset with appetite for risk ownership and strategy responsibility
• Strong interest and ability to operate in a fast-moving, opportunistic trading environment
• Strong analytical skills and research capabilities
• Familiarity with Python and SQL or similar programming and database languages
• Experience using AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and workflows

Nice to have

• Experience from a major vol desk (bank, or multi-strategy hedge fund preferred)

Benefits

• 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

About the company

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm deploying its own capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. The firm focuses on improving liquidity across global listed derivatives through advanced execution and pricing technologies.