Derivatives Trader

The role

You will help build and scale the OTC derivatives trading business. You will trade options, forwards and structured products across digital and traditional assets, and manage risk.

What you will do

• Trade derivatives, including options, forwards and structured products, across digital and traditional asset classes
• Execute client business and manage risk
• Develop, execute and manage trading strategies for digital asset derivatives
• Drive P&L growth with disciplined risk management
• Build and refine trading infrastructure, develop new models and create durable processes
• Coordinate with team members across the globe to deliver market operations
• Work with engineering and quant teams to improve trading infrastructure, execution quality and risk systems
• Provide market color and insights to internal stakeholders
• Help produce client-facing content

Required qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience trading derivatives, including options, forwards and structured products
• Strong fundamentals in derivatives pricing, risk management and market structure
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills and coding skills
• Attention to detail
• Experience with quantitative modeling and data analysis using Python, R or other languages
• Experience with complex financial models, interpreting datasets and deriving actionable insights
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Disciplined approach to risk management
• Intellectual curiosity and a strong desire to learn crypto markets
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-feedback trading environment
• Collaborative team player with a high level of ownership

Nice to have

• Prior sell-side derivatives trading experience at a bank
• Professional crypto experience

Before you apply

• All new hires must complete an in-person onboarding process, with no exceptions

About the company

Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that lets institutions take part in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement and security infrastructure. It is home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., and has more than 600 team members.