Univest - Options Trader

<p><b>Options Trader</b><br/><br/><b>What are we looking for ?</b><br/><br/>- We are looking for a Senior Options Trader (NISM qualified pref.) and it is a full time opportunity based in Gurgaon.

5 days working with fast paced development culture.<br/><br/>- Looking for a talented Options trader for a SEBI Registered RA firm.<br/><br/>- Multi-faceted role includes market making and risk management of options and developing option strategies.<br/><br/>- In the company, software developers, traders and analysts work closely together and collaboratively and our trading is highly technology dependent - thus being technology savvy is a must.<br/><br/><b>What you will do ?</b><br/><br/>- Managing the options risk of an active, electronic and automated trading platform with ability to understand portfolio level hedging of Greeks.<br/><br/>- A trader who will deploy index and single stock option market making and trading strategies and has worked either with broking houses or prop trading desks running various option based strategies.<br/><br/>- Analysis of trading performance and development of new logic to improve trading performance.

Work closely with programmers to manage the development of sophisticated trading/risk systems - which includes understanding requirements, developing new functionality etc.<br/><br/><b>Few job requirements:</b><br/><br/>- Knowledge of derivatives and options- in particular option trading strategies<br/><br/>- Knowledge of options - pricing, Greeks, volatility trading, hedging<br/><br/>- Several years of actual derivatives trading experience<br/><br/>- Strong analytical abilities including the use of Excel for analysis<br/><br/>- Ability to work in a fast paced environment<br/><br/>- Very strong communication skills- ability to present ideas and strategies clearly and interact well with both peers as well as senior management<br/><br/>- Hands on expertise of tools like: Opstra, Sensibull, OI Pulse etc.<br/><br/>- Post-Graduate degree in statistics, finance, mathematics, engineering (Computer Science) or other quantitative or computational disciplines<br/><br/>- Strong experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented collaborative environment.<br/><br/>- Entrepreneurial, self-motivated individual high energy, high activity levels passion for working with an innovative, small but rapidly growing company</p> (ref:iimjobs.com)