All Options is looking for a Risk Manager to join our team in Austin, TX. You will be at the center of how we manage risk as a market maker in equity derivatives, with real responsibility from day one.
Day-to-day, you’ll monitor risk live on our trading floor and work closely with trading teams: stress-testing assumptions, evaluating risk-reward tradeoffs, optimizing capital allocation, and supporting deployment of new quantitative and algorithmic strategies.
You’ll also drive strategic initiatives: strengthening our limits framework, improving risk processes, and ensuring regulatory and clearing requirements are met. This is a high-impact role where your decisions directly shape both our risk profile and our ability to capture trading opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee daily market risk management of our equity derivatives business, engaging directly with traders, clearing banks, trading venues
- Monitor and investigate risk concentrations, clearing bank requirements, operational incidents, unusual trades and market moves, linking insights to current exposures
- Operate and improve our market and operational risk frameworks, with a strong focus on automated trading strategies and effective incident follow-up
- Design, improve, and operate our market risk frameworks and automated monitoring tools in Python
- Assess and sign off on new trading strategies and algorithms
- Further develop the risk-control framework, including policies, with a strong focus on trading and technology
- Provide input to optimize capital and liquidity allocation and usage of trading strategies
Key Requirements:
- 3 – 5 years of experience working in an equity derivatives trading firm
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as STEM, Statistics, Economics, or Finance
- Hands-on understanding of equity and derivatives trading
- Clear understanding of risk factors that affect a market maker company trading a large equity derivatives portfolio
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Ability to write code in Python
- Able to both design and implement aspects of risk management frameworks
- Independent thinker, with convincing communication skills
- Results-oriented with attention to detail and focus on quality of work
- Mindset geared towards continuous improvement and innovation
- Collaborative team player, able to contribute in fast-paced trading environment
Why Join All Options?
At All Options we offer a dynamic collaborative environment where ambition is rewarded and growth is real. Enjoy a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, 25 days PTO, paid medical, dental, and vision benefits package, 401(k) employer sponsored contributions, and in-house meals and snacks. And because wins deserve celebrating, we bring the team together for monthly drinks and festivities. Join us and help shape what’s next!
Apply Now!
If this sounds like your next challenge, submit your resume and cover letter. Our team will carefully review your application and will contact you if you meet the requirements.
All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All Options is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status under applicable law. All employment decisions are based on qualification, merit, and business need.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of experience working in an equity derivatives trading firm
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (STEM, Statistics, Economics, or Finance)
- Hands-on understanding of equity and derivatives trading
- Clear understanding of risk factors affecting a market maker trading a large equity derivatives portfolio
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Ability to write code in Python
- Able to design and implement aspects of risk management frameworks
- Independent thinker with convincing communication skills
- Results-oriented with attention to detail and focus on quality of work
- Mindset geared towards continuous improvement and innovation
- Collaborative team player, able to contribute in fast-paced trading environment
- Currently authorized to work in the United States
What We Do
Established in 1998, we're a fully regulated proprietary trading firm that thrives as a liquidity provider (market maker) on Europe's most prominent option exchanges. With our base in Amsterdam and our office in Austin, TX, we're on a mission to leverage our expertise and scale our success by implementing proven trading strategies in the world's largest financial market, the USA. This offers you an exciting opportunity to be part of our expansion journey. Joining All Options means becoming a highly skilled (quantitative) options trader, as we're committed to assembling a team of top-tier talent armed with the most innovative ideas. Our true strength lies not just in what we do, but in how we collaborate and grow together, making every moment at All Options stimulating and profoundly rewarding. We firmly believe that our team members should consistently feel both challenged and supported. That's why we encourage employees not only to take ownership of their work but also to step boldly out of their comfort zones. As we're dedicated to your success, we provide all the tools, resources, and mentorship needed to help you thrive.
