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Equity Derivatives Trader — Associate / Vice President

Jefferies · jefferies.com
New YorkExecutive2–7 yrs
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Equity derivatives trading.

PythonSQL

Details

Found
31 d ago · posted 2026-08-31
Location
New York, NY
Pay (as listed)
$150,000–$235,000 a year

Full description

We are seeking an Equity Derivatives Trader at the Associate or Vice President level with a focus on single stock equity derivatives. The ideal candidate will have 2–7 years of experience in a flow-facing trading seat, with strong exposure to pricing, market making, and risk-managing single-name options and related equity derivative products. This role is suited to a trader with a deep understanding of option Greeks, volatility, and real-time risk management, particularly as they relate to single stock exposures rather than index-based products. Key Responsibilities • Price, trade, and risk-manage equity derivative products with a focus on single stock / single-name options. • Provide liquidity and competitive pricing to institutional clients in a flow-facing trading environment. • Manage live trading risk across key option Greeks, including delta, gamma, vega, theta, and skew. • Monitor single-name volatility, earnings events, corporate actions, borrow, dividends, liquidity, and idiosyncratic stock risk. • Support market-making activity across single stock equity derivatives and related products. • Work closely with sales teams to understand client flow, respond to pricing requests, and manage client-driven risk. • Collaborate with quant, technology, operations, and control teams to enhance pricing tools, risk systems, and execution processes. • Maintain disciplined hedging, inventory management, P&L attribution, and adherence to risk limits. • Ensure all trading activity complies with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and market conduct standards. Required Qualifications • 2–7 years of experience in equity derivatives trading. • Current or prior experience in a flow-facing trading seat. • Strong preference for candidates with experience focused on single stock / single-name equity derivatives, rather than primarily index products. • Extensive understanding of option Greeks and practical application in trading and risk management. • Demonstrated experience with market making, client pricing, hedging, and real-time risk management. • Strong analytical, quantitative, and decision-making skills. • Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced trading floor environment. • Strong communication skills and ability to partner with sales and other internal stakeholders. • High attention to detail and strong understanding of trading controls and risk governance. Preferred Qualifications • Experience trading listed single stock options, OTC single-name options, or related equity derivative products. • Familiarity with single-stock specific risks, including earnings, corporate actions, dividends, borrow, liquidity, and event-driven volatility. • Knowledge of volatility surfaces, skew, term structure, and single-name options market structure. • Programming or data analysis skills in Python, VBA, SQL, or similar tools. • Experience contributing to pricing models, risk tools, trading analytics, or execution workflows. New York, NY Full Time Base Salary Range of $150,000-235,000. #LI-DNI

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