Options Trader - Digital Assets Market Making

Summary

Join Keyrock, a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, as a skilled Trader to enhance and optimize our options trading systems. You will play a key role in shaping the team's future, challenging processes, and driving innovation. Manage risk and oversee trading for the desk’s options books, analyze historical data to refine strategies, design and execute profitable option strategies, and collaborate with developers and the commercial team. This position offers a meaningful impact on strategic decisions and hands-on trading operations, covering APAC Trading hours. Keyrock values self-awareness, powerful communication, and passionate individuals with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. We are looking for a crypto enthusiast who is driven, collaborative, acts with ownership, and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.

Requirements

• Proven experience in driving improvements in a trading environment, particularly in market-making or systematic strategies
• Strong grasp of options trading concepts, including market making, positional systematic trading, and derivative strategies
• At least four years of experience in the trading industry, ideally managing a profitable options book
• Ability to research, design, and implement option trading models and strategies
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages, preferably Python, but also C#, C++, Java, or Rust
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a problem-solving approach, quick decision-making skills, and a willingness to experiment and learn
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with global teams from diverse backgrounds
• Open to innovative approaches and new methodologies in a fast-paced, team-driven environment
• Fluency in English

Responsibilities

• Manage risk and oversee trading for the desk’s options books
• Analyze historical data to refine trading strategies and identify new opportunities
• Design, implement, and execute profitable positional option strategies
• Collaborate closely with developers and the commercial team to improve overall trading performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in TradeFi, DeFi, and/or crypto trading
• Understanding of crypto markets and their structure

Benefits

• A competitive salary package
• Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
• The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence