Options Trader - Asia Hours
We are seeking an Options Trader to cover Asian market hours. This role provides morning Asian time zone coverage. The shifts run between 3pm and midnight CT to align with Asian market opens. The role operates Sunday through Thursday with a flexible blend of remote and on-site work, supporting our growing trading strategies and global market coverage. This position offers the opportunity to work with groundbreaking execution technologies while gaining expertise in equity and index options trading arenas across Asia, with a likely initial focus on India and Korea. The successful candidate will begin with an intensive 8-week training program in Amsterdam, which may be broken up into multiple shorter stays. During this training period, you will master proprietary execution, fitting, and post-trade analysis tools while developing a comprehensive understanding of CTC's options trading strategies and performance metrics. You will gain expertise in NSE Nifty, single stock options, and BSE Sensex options market dynamics (among others) and liquidity patterns through supervised live trading sessions alongside senior team members. What You'll Do • Maintain trading schedule from 3pm to midnight CT with hybrid work arrangement (WFH Sundays, hybrid Monday-Thursday with required office presence during Chicago afternoons) • Ensure daily production system readiness and execute trade externalization, hedging, and portfolio trading during Asian market sessions • Provide strategic insights on execution, margin management, and risk assessment while performing real-time recalibration of system controls • Oversee portfolio management, manage broker relationships, and serve as general trading backup • Raise issues appropriately to trading teams and risk management personnel as needed • Contribute to execution research, backtesting, and strategic projects during non-market hours What We're Looking For • Minimum 1 year of options trading and/or risk management experience with background consistent with experienced junior to intermediate-level Trader requirements • Basic proficiency in Python programming • Ability to work non-traditional hours (3pm-midnight CT) and adapt to Asian market schedules • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills for cross-functional team collaboration • Experience with Asian equity and derivatives markets, automated trading systems, and options market structure is a plus • Previous experience in a fast-paced trading environment also beneficial Apply tot his job