Early Career- Junior Options Trader
KeyrockUnited Kingdom15 days ago
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About Keyrock
Founded in 2017, Keyrock is a leading digital asset market maker with 200+ team members globally, representing 42 nationalities. We trade across 80+ exchanges and run desks in market making, options, OTC, and DeFi. Were known for our tech-first approach, Rust-based trading systems, and for actively shaping the future of digital asset markets.
The Opportunity
Keyrock is expanding its global options desk and were looking for a Early Career - Junior Options Trader based out of Europe ( remote working possibility) to grow into a core member of our Options team. Youll start by supporting senior traders in running and improving our options books across crypto derivatives markets, and progressively take on more ownership as you develop.
This is an entry-level hands-on, learning-intensive role where youll work closely with experienced traders, quants, and engineers, gaining exposure to strategy design, risk management, and execution across 80+ venues. If youre early in your career, strong quantitatively and excited to specialise in options and systematic trading in the crypto space, wed like to hear from you.
As a Junior Options Trader You Will Support On
Trading & Risk Support
We are hiring for early-career profiles. You might recognise yourself in one of the following paths (all are welcome to apply):
Quantitative Graduates
As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.
Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.
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Founded in 2017, Keyrock is a leading digital asset market maker with 200+ team members globally, representing 42 nationalities. We trade across 80+ exchanges and run desks in market making, options, OTC, and DeFi. Were known for our tech-first approach, Rust-based trading systems, and for actively shaping the future of digital asset markets.
The Opportunity
Keyrock is expanding its global options desk and were looking for a Early Career - Junior Options Trader based out of Europe ( remote working possibility) to grow into a core member of our Options team. Youll start by supporting senior traders in running and improving our options books across crypto derivatives markets, and progressively take on more ownership as you develop.
This is an entry-level hands-on, learning-intensive role where youll work closely with experienced traders, quants, and engineers, gaining exposure to strategy design, risk management, and execution across 80+ venues. If youre early in your career, strong quantitatively and excited to specialise in options and systematic trading in the crypto space, wed like to hear from you.
As a Junior Options Trader You Will Support On
Trading & Risk Support
- Assist in monitoring and managing risk across our options books under the guidance of senior traders.
- Help maintain orderly books: checking positions, PnL, exposures, and ensuring adherence to risk limits.
- Execute trades and adjust positions according to desk playbooks and senior trader instructions.
- Support research into options and volatility strategies (systematic and positional), including idea testing and backtesting.
- Work with historical and real-time data to analyse performance, market microstructure, and edge.
- Help maintain and refine models, parameter sets, and dashboards used by the desk.
- Work closely with quant developers and engineers to improve pricing, risk, and execution tooling.
- Help specify and test new features or enhancements to our trading systems and infrastructure.
- Communicate clearly with other desks (market making, OTC, DeFi) when strategies or flows overlap.
- Rapidly ramp up on options theory, volatility surfaces, and crypto derivatives market structure.
- Participate in code reviews, strategy discussions, and post-trade analyses to accelerate your learning curve.
- Continuously update your knowledge as markets, venues, and products evolve.
We are hiring for early-career profiles. You might recognise yourself in one of the following paths (all are welcome to apply):
Quantitative Graduates
- Recent or upcoming graduate from a top university in financial engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or a related quantitative field.
- Strong interest in options, derivatives, or quantitative trading, demonstrated through coursework, projects, internships, or competitions.
- Experience (internship or full-time) in systematic or algorithmic trading, research, or execution (not necessarily in options) and a strong desire to specialise in options trading.
- Comfortable working with data, writing code, and thinking in terms of models, signals, and risk.
- 624 months of experience on an options desk (crypto, equities, FX, or rates), in trading, structuring, or quant support.
- Familiarity with options concepts (greeks, implied volatility, basic strategies) and day-to-day desk workflows.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills; solid understanding of probability, statistics, and numerical methods.
- Working proficiency in Python ( Rust, C++ or Java is a plus); experience with data analysis libraries is a plus
- Genuine interest in crypto markets, derivatives, and market microstructure. Prior crypto experience is a plus but not mandatory.
- High attention to detail, especially under time pressure; comfortable operating in a fast-moving trading environment.
- Curious, proactive, and eager to learn from feedback and from more experienced team members.
- Prior internship or role at a market maker, prop trading firm, hedge fund, or crypto-native trading firm is highly desired.
- Strong communication skills and fluency in English; able to work effectively with globally distributed teams.
- Competitive compensation with clear potential for upside as you grow your impact.
- A steep learning curve with mentorship from senior options traders and quants.
- High exposure to real trading from day one, with responsibility increasing as your skills develop.
- Remote-first setup with flexibility, plus core coverage expected for your trading region.
- A global, collaborative, and tech-driven environment where you can help shape next-generation crypto derivatives markets.
As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.
Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.
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