Junior Options Trader
Full-service digital-asset trading and technology firm providing liquidity solutions, institutional OTC trading, tokenized-market infrastructure, and strategic digital-asset investment.
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About Flowdesk
Flowdesk operates institutional digital-asset market infrastructure and trading services, combining proprietary execution algorithms, risk management, global venue connectivity, liquidity provision, OTC spot/derivatives/credit trading, and tokenized-asset liquidity. Its clients include institutions, token issuers, exchanges, and professional market participants. The website is operated by Flowdesk SAS, headquartered in Paris, France.
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About the Role
You will help manage the day-to-day options book by monitoring risk exposures, pricing and quoting options, and executing hedges across spot, perpetuals, futures, and options. You will report daily P&L, analyse volatility markets, follow risk controls, and work with quant and engineering colleagues to improve trading tools and workflows.
Requirements
- 1 to 3 years of trading experience at a trading firm, bank, market maker, or hedge fund.
- Knowledge of options pricing theory, Greeks, volatility dynamics, and hedging techniques.
- Quantitative and analytical skills.
- Python or a similar programming language.
- English fluency.
- Willingness to cover rotating hours.
Responsibilities
- Manage and hedge the options book in real time within agreed risk limits.
- Price and quote options for OTC clients and exchange venues.
- Execute hedging and rebalancing trades across spot, perpetuals, futures, and options.
- Monitor and report daily P&L.
- Track volatility surfaces, skew, and term structure.
- Test, refine, and automate pricing, hedging, and risk tools with Quant and Engineering teams.
- Follow internal risk controls and compliance procedures.
- Escalate limit breaches and operational issues promptly.
- Contribute market insights and analysis to desk strategy and product ideas.
Benefits
- 100% health coverage.
- Team events and offsites.
- Company pension scheme.
- Learning and Development budget.
Hiring Process
Initial screening with TA (30 minutes) → first trading interview (45 minutes) covering trading background and options fundamentals → further interviews with traders and Head of Options → final interview with Head of Talent Strategy.