Experienced Equity Options Trader
Belvedere Trading
About this role
The Experienced Equity Options Trader at Belvedere Trading will join either the Equity Index or Individual Equity Options Trading Group to own strategy, risk, and performance across equity options products. The role operates in a fast-paced proprietary trading environment, contributing to the evolution of the trading desk through analytical insight and quantitative thinking. The position is embedded in a highly collaborative culture grounded in core values such as ownership, creativity, and passionate discourse. It requires regular onsite presence in Chicago with no travel and sustained focus at a desk.
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About Belvedere Trading
belvederetrading.comBelvedere Trading is a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm specializing in equity index and commodity derivatives. The firm combines quantitative research, technology, and risk management to make markets, provide liquidity, and capture trading opportunities across listed derivatives. Belvedere emphasizes an engineering-driven, collaborative culture and recruits traders, developers, and quantitative researchers.
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About Belvedere Trading
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$118k – $159k
per year