A boutique trading business are looking to make their first risk hire in Chicago, with the addition of a Risk Analyst. The role will support the international risk team and on the ground traders, focussing on risk strategies for options trading. The ideal candidate will have prior risk management experience in a similar environment, with strong working knowledge of options.
Responsibilities
- Update and maintain the daily risk processes
- Interpret and develop risk metrics
- Risk monitoring due diligence
- Market risk monitoring for options trading strategies
- Participation in risk mitigation workstreams
- Collaborate with global risk management team
Requirements
Minimum 2 years risk management experience in similar environment
Expertise in equity,fixed income derivatives, particularly options
Finance qualification or STEM-related degree
Basic programming knowledge, ideally in Python
Strong communication skills, to lead team culture
Base salary $110-160k, depending on experience, in addition to discretionary bonus and benefits