Trading Analyst - Python - Options Market Making

Trading Analyst – Python – Options Market Making

London

Overview

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

• 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
• 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
• 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

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