About this role
VESTING logo Graduate Trader Company All Options Type Vacancy Location Amsterdam Sector Trading Required language Dutch, English Website https://www.alloptions-international.com / Description As a Graduate Trader, you will undergo an extensive six-month training program that combines advanced theory with hands-on market-making experience. Your journey includes : - First 4 Weeks : Mastering the fundamentals of options theory, trading systems, and tools through engaging lectures and hands-on shadowing sessions led by our experienced traders.
In this role, you will
- Prepare for each trading day: follow market news and events, and understand the products we trade. Translate the risk and payoff characteristics of options into well-reasoned volatility prices.
- Take responsibility for pricing and trading options on listed instruments, making real-time discretionary decisions from the screen.
- Manage and optimise your daily positions and risk throughout the day.
- Continuously monitor the market to spot and act on opportunities as they arise.
- Work closely with traders and developers, giving them feedback to adjust pricing parameters and system settings as market conditions change.
- Write scripts and small tools where they help your own trading workflow. Coding is a useful supplementary skill; larger systems are built by our developers and quant traders.
- Your impact is measured primarily by trading performance and the quality of your decisions in live markets.
Your Profile
- A Master's degree or higher in a quantitative field: STEM, Statistics, Econometrics, Quantitative Finance (or related fields).
- A strong interest in (option) trading and financial markets, supported by relevant coursework or experience.
- A willingness to learn new skills, such as programming (Python), and a commitment to researching and improving trading strategies.
- Exceptional numerical, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and ...