OPTIVER

SSO Floor Trader

OPTIVER$100K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Deep knowledge of financial instruments and trading markets
  • Strong math skills
  • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
  • Proven relationship-building skills with traders and exchange personnel
  • 3+ years of experience in options trading or related fields

Responsibilities

  • Make markets in eligible equity, ETF, and index options
  • Represent the firm on options exchanges and maintain relationships with industry stakeholders
  • Monitor exchange rule changes, fees, and incentives
  • Collaborate with desk traders and institutional teams to enhance quoting and execution
  • Oversee complex executions and track key performance indicators
  • Ensure compliance with all exchange regulations

Benefits

  • Collaborate with top talent from over 40 countries
  • Access to a competitive compensation package and performance bonuses
  • 401(k) matching up to 50%
  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage
  • Generous vacation policy with 25 paid days plus market holidays
Full Job Description
We're seeking an experienced Options Market Maker to lead our presence across U.S. options exchange trading floors. You'll be the primary link between our electronic trading desks, floor brokers, DPM/LMM communities, and exchange personnel - driving liquidity provision, execution quality, and market structure opportunities across venues.

What you'll do
  • Make markets in eligible equity, ETF, and index options.
  • Represent the firm across options exchanges; build relationships with floor brokers, DPMs/LMMs, and exchange officials.
  • Track exchange rule changes, fees, and incentive programs.
  • Partner with desk traders and institutional trading teams to optimize quoting and execution quality.
  • Facilitate large or complex executions; monitor floor specific KPIs, fill rates and market share across venues.
  • Ensure compliance with exchange rules and regulatory requirements.

Who you are
  • Hold a bachelor's degree (required)
  • Deep understanding of financial instruments, trading exchanges and markets
  • Possess a high aptitude with mathematics
  • Excellent communicator and team player
  • Strong relationship-builder across traders, brokers, and exchange personnel.
  • 3+ years in options trading, market making, floor brokerage, or exchange operations.

Preferred
  • Prior listed options market-making experience.
  • Series 57 active and in good standing.
  • Existing relationships within the floor broker and market maker communities.

What you'll get
  • Work alongside best-in-class professionals from 40+ countries.
  • Highly competitive compensation, global profit-sharing pool, and performance bonus.
  • 401(k) match up to 50%; comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage.
  • 25 paid vacation days plus market holidays.

About OPTIVER

Optiver is a proprietary trading firm and market maker for various financial instruments. The company was founded in 1986 in Amsterdam and has since expanded to have offices in Chicago, Sydney, and Shanghai. Optiver trades in a variety of financial products including options, futures, and equities. The company is known for its use of technology and quantitative analysis to make trading decisions. Optiver has been recognized as a top employer in the Netherlands and has won awards for its workplace culture.
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1,000 employees
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