Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks an experienced Options Overlay Trader to join one of our fundamental investing trading teams.
Responsibilities
- Working closely with portfolio managers and the team to operate and implement our fundamentally driven trading strategies
- Monitoring production trading for risk and responding to potential issues or changing market conditions and escalating when necessary
- Managing risk, reconciling positions, interacting with exchanges and Tower’s broader production tech support teams
- Developing programming scripts and applications to automate and facilitate our trading processes
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or a similar field from a reputable university
- At least 3 years of experience in a trading role in a capital market environment
- Experience with Linux OS, Python, and developing Python scripts
- Good understanding of basic object-oriented programming and good programming practices
- Excellent problem-solving, mathematical, and quantitative reasoning skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong critical thinking and communication skills and adept to a team environment
Benefits
Tower’s office is located in River North, a neighborhood in central Chicago, just north of the Loop. While we work hard, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
- 401(k) with company matching
- 5 weeks of paid vacation per year plus 11 paid holidays
- Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
- Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses
- Free events and workshops
- Donation matching program
Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.