SSO Floor Trader
TLDR
Lead liquidity provision on options floors, coordinating between electronic desks, floor brokers, and exchange teams to optimize quoting, execution quality, and market structure.
We're seeking an experienced Options Market Maker to lead our presence across U.S. options exchange trading floors. You'll be the primary link between our electronic trading desks, floor brokers, DPM/LMM communities, and exchange personnel — driving liquidity provision, execution quality, and market structure opportunities across venues.
What you'll do
- Make markets in eligible equity, ETF, and index options.
- Represent the firm across options exchanges; build relationships with floor brokers, DPMs/LMMs, and exchange officials.
- Track exchange rule changes, fees, and incentive programs.
- Partner with electronic traders to optimize quoting and execution quality.
- Facilitate large or complex executions; monitor floor specific KPIs, fill rates and market share across venues.
- Ensure compliance with exchange rules and regulatory requirements.
Who you are
- Hold a bachelor’s degree (required)
- Deep understanding of financial instruments, trading exchanges and markets
- Possess a high aptitude with mathematics
- Excellent communicator and team player
- Strong relationship-builder across traders, brokers, and exchange personnel.
- 3+ years in options trading, market making, floor brokerage, or exchange operations.
Preferred
- Prior listed options market-making experience.
- Series 57 active and in good standing.
- Existing relationships within the floor broker and market maker communities.
What you'll get
- Work alongside best-in-class professionals from 40+ countries.
- Highly competitive compensation, global profit-sharing pool, and performance bonus.
- 401(k) match up to 50%; comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage.
- 25 paid vacation days plus market holidays.
Who we are
At Optiver, our mission is to improve markets by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency, and stabilizing markets in all conditions. As one of the largest market-making firms, we're a trusted partner on 100+ exchanges globally.
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.
Benefits
Equity Compensation
global profit-sharing pool.
Health Insurance
comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage.
discretionary bonus
discretionary bonus (if determined by Optiver)
Paid Time Off
25 paid vacation days plus market holidays.
Optiver is a global market maker that enhances market efficiency by providing liquidity and accurate pricing across various financial instruments including derivatives, equities, and currencies. With a presence in over 70 exchanges worldwide, the firm leverages advanced technologies and data-driven strategies to facilitate transparent and stable markets.