Derivatives Trader - Make markets on Cega issued exotic products: backed by a senior exotic trader and a quant, you will be in charge of making markets and hedging cutting hedge exotic products on crypto assets. - Make markets for financial institutions and large market players: this ranges from vanilla to exotic products and our client base ranges from financial institutions to HNWI and utilities. - Invest proprietary funds from our treasury to generate revenue: design, backtest and implement trading strategies in a framework in which risk are measured, controlled and rationalized - Participate in maintaining a pricing and backtesting framework in order to keep innovative products and ideas at the heart of our strategy - Be a stakeholder in our operations and engineering setup
- Strong trading experience in derivatives in traditional finance or crypto - Impeccable trading record for experienced buy side traders. Evidence of past performances may be required. - Ability to implement backtests and trading tools autonomously using Python. We are not looking for someone who needs an existing infrastructure and a strong engineering team to implement their ideas. - Keen interest or experience and network in crypto markets **Important Traits** - **Crypto interest** - you are excited about DeFi and building in it - **Strong ownership** - you take pride in what you ship, take responsibility for goals and timelines, and communicate issues/blockers clearly - **Curiosity** - you might not know much about DeFi, but want to dig deeper and learn more. Scrappy mindset to navigate through uncertainty and quite literally start a brand new market.
We’re a globally distributed team that is **remote-friendly**. We have physical presence in San Francisco, Singapore, Paris and New York, but you can be working remotely from home all-day any-day. We provide: 1. Competitive salary and equity 2. Healthcare benefits 3. Unlimited vacation — get that beach, snow, or onsen time when you need it Link: https://cega.notion.site/Derivatives-Trader-d639756a8b6444b3b606355614de41c2