Institutional Trader – Credit
New York
Optiver is looking for an Institutional Trader to join our Trading Team. Upon joining our firm, you will play a key role in growing our credit trading business. As one of the key faces of our organization, you’ll translate market intricacies into strategic trades—driving profitability and expanding our trading counterparties through your strong interpersonal skills.
What you’ll do
Institutional traders often execute the largest and most impactful trades across the landscape. Every day presents new interactions, experiences, and challenges to navigate. In this role, you will also:
- Represent Optiver by managing existing and building new relationships with external counterparties
- Interpret large flows to inform trading strategies
- Identify new market opportunities to diversify strategies and maximize team success
- Collaborate with internal sales and trading desks to make real-time contributions to trading and pricing decisions
What you’ll get
- The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
- Highly competitive compensation package
- Global profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus structure
- 401(k) match up to 50%
- Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
- 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
- Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more
Who you are
- Have 4+ years of experience trading Credit Derivatives, Corporate Bonds, or Fixed Income ETFs
- Possess expertise in trading and position management around market flows
- Have a deep understanding of the market landscape and industry dynamics, enabling the identification of innovative growth opportunities
- An excellent communicator with a proven track record of building and maintaining external relationships
- Competitive and dedicated to continuous improvement within a team environment
- Strong mathematical and quantitative background
- Hold a bachelor’s degree (required)
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required; we will not sponsor individuals for employment authorization for this job opening.
Who we are
At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.
Our differences are our edge. Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.
Below is the expected base salary for this position. This is a good-faith estimate of the base pay scale for this position and offers will ultimately be determined based on experience, education, skill set, and performance in the interview process. This position will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus (if determined by Optiver) and Optiver’s benefits package with the benefits listed above.