Website Univest
Role Overview:
We are seeking a seasoned derivatives expert with deep expertise in Options Trading and Strategy who can consistently generate high-quality daily research calls while maintaining exceptional accuracy, disciplined risk management, and an optimal risk-reward ratio.
This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for driving research performance, mentoring the derivatives team, and building trust through consistent market outperformance.
Key Responsibilities:
– Lead the Options Research function and define the overall derivatives strategy.
– Publish daily high-conviction options trading calls with strong accuracy and disciplined execution.
– Develop and execute directional, non-directional, and event-based options strategies.
– Maintain a high accuracy rate while ensuring a healthy risk-reward ratio across all recommendations.
– Monitor market trends, volatility, open interest, option chain, institutional activity, and macro events to identify trading opportunities.
– Mentor and lead a team of options analysts and traders.
– Continuously review trading performance and refine strategies based on market conditions.
– Collaborate with Product, Content, and Business teams to enhance the derivatives offering.
What We’re Looking For:
– 615 years of experience in Options Trading, Derivatives Research, or Proprietary Trading.
– Proven track record of delivering consistent, profitable options trading calls.
Deep expertise in:
– Options Strategies
– Option Chain Analysis
– Greeks
– Volatility Analysis
– Open Interest Analysis
– Price Action
– Technical Analysis
– Risk Management
– Strong understanding of market psychology and derivatives dynamics.
– Ability to make quick, data-driven trading decisions in fast-moving markets.
– Excellent leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.
Success Metrics:
– High accuracy in daily research recommendations.
– Consistent risk-reward ratio across trading calls.
– Strong customer adoption and satisfaction with research calls.
– Continuous improvement in trading performance and strategy effectiveness.
– Building a best-in-class derivatives research function.
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