Derivatives Sales Trader

Roth Capital Partners, LLC is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving growth companies and their investors. Our full-service platform provides capital markets solutions, including high-impact equity research, macroeconomic perspectives, institutional sales and trading, technical insights, derivatives strategies, and corporate access. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, Roth is a privately held, employee-owned organization with offices throughout the U.S.

About the role

We are looking to add a Flow Derivatives Sales Trader to our team, responsible for structuring, pricing, and executing listed US options strategies for institutional clients. This role combines client-facing sales responsibility with trading and risk expertise, requiring close collaboration with the derivatives trading desk and institutional sales coverage. The position may be based out of any of our U.S. offices.

Responsibilities

• Structure, price, and manage listed equity derivative trades (single stock, ETF, index options) on behalf of institutional clients.
• Provide clients with trade ideas, hedging strategies, and market color across volatility, correlation, and equity derivative markets.
• Partner with institutional equity sales to identify and develop derivative-related opportunities within existing client relationships.
• Work with institutional equity sales and research analysts to identify catalysts for listed option trade ideas.
• Market the firm’s current “Catalyst Single Stock Product” produced by the firm’s derivative desk strategist.
• Maintain deep familiarity with options market structure, volatility surfaces, and derivative pricing models to advise clients effectively.
• Ensure all derivative transactions comply with applicable regulatory requirements (FINRA, SEC, CFTC where applicable) and internal risk and suitability policies.
• Build and maintain relationships with institutional derivative desks, hedge funds, and other sophisticated counterparties.

Requirements

• 5-10+ years of derivative sales, sales trading, or trading experience, with a strong foundation in equity derivatives and options.
• Active Series 7 and Series 63 licenses required; Series 57 and/or relevant derivatives licensure (e.g., Series 3) a plus.
• Established relationships with institutional derivative trading desks and hedge funds.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Clean U.S. regulatory record (FINRA BrokerCheck).

Skills

• Strong quantitative skills with fluency in options pricing, volatility, and risk (Greeks) concepts.
• Excellent communication and client-management skills, with the ability to explain complex derivative strategies clearly to sophisticated investors.

Pay

This position is commission-based. Total compensation, including commission and any discretionary bonus, will vary based on experience, portable book of business, and individual production.