About the job
Maven Securities Holding Ltd is a leading, employee-owned proprietary trading firm that utilizes internal capital to implement discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. We pride ourselves on exclusively managing our own capital, achieving remarkable returns on equity since our inception, and fostering a highly collaborative, entrepreneurial culture.
THE ROLE
We are seeking a driven and innovative Equity Options Quant Trader to become a vital part of our Vol Alpha Trading Team. This full-cycle quant trader role operates within a semi-systematic desk that focuses on statistical arbitrage relative value volatility, flow-aware volatility position taking, and opportunistic dispersion trades, primarily within the US equity options market.
The team is dedicated to an investment strategy that emphasizes informed position-taking, leveraging statistical analysis and market flow observations. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in the daily operations and future development of the desk as we expand our volatility strategy offerings and operational capabilities across various products.
This position is ideal for candidates with quantitative research or trading backgrounds within a large volatility desk who are eager to transition into a hands-on buy-side risk-taking role that employs statistical methods to generate alpha, while maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the factors driving alpha performance. The successful candidate will engage in the entire investment process from market intuition and alpha discovery to trade execution, thereby making a significant impact on the desk's success and gaining substantial ownership in PnL.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitor and analyze market flow to identify pricing dislocations.
- Interpret other market participants’ positions to uncover trading opportunities.
- Conduct research and backtesting on pricing structures, volatility curves, term structures, relative value, and dispersion trades.
- Contribute to alpha discovery through a blend of market dynamics observations and quantitative research tools.
- Participate actively in trading and risk management of a diverse equity options portfolio within a collaborative team environment.
- Engage in the desk’s strategic expansion into a broader range of alpha and systematic strategies.
- Oversee the complete investment cycle from intuition and research to execution.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and development teams to enhance electronic trading execution and reduce dependencies.

