High Touch Trader

About the role

PEAK6 Capital Management is a proprietary options trading firm that has been defining the industry for more than 25 years. While many firms have come and gone, PEAK6 Capital Management has consistently delivered liquidity to the options market. We thrive due to our firm’s special blend of financial acumen, ability to manage risk, and cutting-edge technology. Our success is driven by our team of technologists, engineers, and traders who leverage proprietary tech and a data-centric approach to maintain inventory and stay ahead of the markets, so customers can, too.

PEAK6 Capital Management is seeking a talented and motivated High Touch Trader to join our High Touch Desk. This is a seat for someone who has operated in a fast-moving, client-facing trading environment, is ready to bring that institutional depth to a nimble, technology-forward trading firm. You'll work alongside PEAK6 traders and external brokers to execute complex, large notional trades across equity options, index/ETF products, and OTC instruments. You know the product landscape, you've navigated the listed and OTC world, and you thrive under pressure. If you have the instincts of a seasoned bank sales trader.

Responsibilities

• Execute with precision: Manage the execution of trades across equity options, index/ETF products, and OTC instruments, ensuring optimal outcomes aligned with investment strategy.
• Manage the execution of over-the-counter transactions with a strong command of OTC market structure, counterparty relationships and the full breadth of OTC product conventions.
• Apply real options knowledge: Demonstrate working fluency in options theory and its practical application in live markets - not just the textbook.
• Maintain external relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers and sell-side analysts to source liquidity, gather intelligence, and facilitate execution.
• Leverage data and technology: Analyze trading flows, volumes, and performance metrics. Leverage and improve proprietary trading tools, and bring an appetite for AI-powered analytics and modern market research approaches.
• Manage and disseminate value-add research and market color to the broader trading team.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience with listed and OTC products, equity derivatives, and index/ETF trading.
• Registrations: Series 7 and/or Series 56 (or willingness to obtain).

Skills

• Technical skills: Strong proficiency with trading platforms; Python or SQL experience is a plus.
• Comfort with Google Workspace and an aptitude for adopting new analytics and AI tools.
• Soft skills: Natural sense of urgency, exceptional attention to detail, ability to multitask in a high-stakes environment, and strong communication skills - both internally and with external counterparties.
• Mindset: Entrepreneur