Trading Analyst - Python - Options Market Making
at Maven
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Maven is seeking a Trading Analyst to support its Options Market Making desk. The role involves scripting in Python, performing trading data analysis, prototyping strategy improvements, and supporting day-to-day operational tasks. You will collaborate closely with traders and developers to enhance trading strategies and identify new opportunities. The position demands strong numerical and analytical skills, attention to detail, and proactive problem solving.
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm that allocates internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhancing our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. We leverage groundbreaking execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve financial markets' operations.
THE ROLE: We are looking for a Trading Analyst to join our Options Market Making business. The eligible candidate will be responsible for supporting the trading desks in scripting jobs, trading data analysis and operational tasks.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Day-to-day responsibility for scripts that support the trading activity
- Working with traders to design and improve trading strategies through data analysis, prototyping as well as collaboration with developers
- Proactively supporting operational tasks on the trading desks
- To comply with all applicable Compliance policies, procedures, laws and regulations.
CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS:
- Strong Python skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to demonstrate wider interest in financial markets
- Outstanding numerical and analytical skills
- Proactive interest in improving existing trading strategies and identifying new opportunities
- Ability to take a high level of responsibility in an expanding, highly successful firm
- Excellent attention to detail
- Fast problem solving skills
- Embodiment of Maven’s core values: Integrity and fairness, market leading, creativity, individual and collective success, discipline and accountability
What we can offer you:
- Competitive compensation package
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Group pension plan
- Enhanced annual leave allowance after 2+ years’ service
- 25 days’ annual leave (plus public holidays)
- Fully catered breakfast, lunch, and snacks prepared by an in-house chef
- Private healthcare and life assurance
- On-site private gym with instructor-led classes including boxing, yoga, and more
- Monthly company events and social activities
