
Wintermute · London
About Wintermute Wintermute is one of the largest algorithmic trading companies in digital assets. We provide liquidity algorithmically across all major crypto...
About Wintermute
Wintermute is one of the largest algorithmic trading companies in digital assets. We provide liquidity algorithmically across all major cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading solutions as well as support high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto.
Wintermute is not just a trading company, it is one the most prominent and influential players in the digital asset markets: we are connected and partnering with all major players in the industry, we actively participate in the development of the blockchain ecosystem through investments, partnerships, and incubation of projects. You can read more here.
What will you work on
We are looking for an experienced options trader with a proven track record at a top tier trading firm. At Wintermute, you will be responsible for building and scaling our option trading business.!
No legacy systems, no corporate bureaucracy, no multiple levels of approvals. It is up to you to make an impact. You will act like an owner and your incentives will be completely aligned with those of the company!
Coding experience or some demonstrated ability to learn it very quickly is required.
About us: Founded in 2015, B2C2 is a global leader for institutional liquidity within digital assets. We bring 24/7 365 days a year deep, reliable pricing for spot, futures, options, CFDs, and NDFs across all market conditions. Our growing team has deep expertise across pricing, structuring, risk, systems, and regulation. B2C2 bridges the gap between traditional financial and digital assets, and is relied upon by brokerages, exchanges, banks, fund managers, and other institutions to provide 24/7 liquidity. Headquartered in London, with global offices in Paris, Jersey City, Tokyo, Singapore, and Luxembourg, our fast-growing team has expertise in traditional financial and crypto markets. We pride ourselves on our company culture and ability to attract not only the top talent but the right people. If you are looking for a role in an exciting new industry, at a dynamic company please keep reading. About the role: As we scale, we are looking for options traders to price our OTC franchise, manage risk, monetise opportunities on exchanges, develop and deploy models. This is a high impact role at the cutting edge of digital asset trading. Duties and Responsibilities: * Responsible for generating PnL from both market-making and proprietary trading, across options and prediction markets * Manage the risk of a multi-asset trading book that includes vanilla and exotic derivatives * Price block trades for OTC clients, both via chat/voice and electronically * Collaborate with Sales to grow our OTC franchise and pitch trade ideas * Collaborate with Quant Dev and Research to deploy quantitative pricing and risk-management models and exchange trading infrastructure * Research, test and deploy new proprietary strategies and signals Required Skills and experience: * 1 - 4 years experience within Options trading, any asset class * Experience quoting clients and being responsible for risk-managing an options market-making book * Knowledge and experience with systematic trading in listed options markets, and/or prediction markets * Strong knowledge of options pricing theory, volatility modelling, probability, financial markets, macroeconomics * Interest in crypto markets * University degree in a quantitative subject, strong grades A strong culture is a common denominator among the most successful companies and B2C2 is proud to be a values-based company. * Ambitious - Striving to make history through world class achievements * Innovative - Forward looking in our solutions for clients and employees * Meritocratic - Rewarding positive contribution across the organisation * Collegiate - Achieving through teamwork through a healthy environment * Risk Aware – Informed decision making and considered in our practices Equal Employment Opportunities Policy: B2C2 is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. It is the policy of B2C2 to apply recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation and professional development practices without regard to actual or perceived race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability or certain classifications based on genetic information, or because someone is married or in a civil partnership or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. As such, B2C2 will not tolerate discrimination against any of our employees on the basis of membership in a protected category. We are also committed to creating an inclusive environment to ensure we attract, engage, promote and retain the best talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles.
We're building out a trading initiative in London, with a growing focus on listed commodities options. This expansion is supported by a mix of internal talent and experienced external hires. With a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, the team offers a unique opportunity to help shape and scale a new desk from an early stage. The group combines deep expertise with broad trading experience and values innovation, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration. As the desk continues to grow, there will be increasing opportunities to take on broader responsibilities and contribute meaningfully to its success. Your Core Responsibilities * Manage broker relationships in the Commodities team Be able to take lots of responsibility and ownership early in your time here to drive the strategy forward * Closely collaborating and effectively communicate with Vol and Screen traders to manage risk portfolios * Leverage an entrepreneurial mindset to identify and research new trading opportunities * Perform trades analysis to improve trading Your skills and experience: * 2+ years of experience as an Execution/Broker Trader * BS, MS preferably in business, economics or STEM * You have a quantitative and strategic mindset and a healthy appetite for risk * Strong technical skills in Statistics and Python * You have a proven ability to act and make decisions in a fast-paced and competitive environment * You are analytical, passionate about reflecting on past trades, and always seeking to do better * Strong communication and teamwork abilities About Us IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
We're building out a trading initiative in London, with a growing focus on listed commodities options. This expansion is supported by a mix of internal talent and experienced external hires. With a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, the team offers a unique opportunity to help shape and scale a new desk from an early stage. The group combines deep expertise with broad trading experience and values innovation, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration. As the desk continues to grow, there will be increasing opportunities to take on broader responsibilities and contribute meaningfully to its success. Your Core Responsibilities * Maximize revenue by identifying and monetizing short- and long-term mispricings, as well as managing the resulting positions * Be able to take lots of responsibility and ownership early in your time here to drive the strategy forward * Managing risk and developing market making strategies * You will have lots of responsibility and ownership early on to drive strategies forward and be successful * IMC is highly collaborative between traders, quants, and developers so the scope of responsibility is fairly fluid involving a mixture of data-driven analysis, quantitative modelling and algorithm development Your skills and experience: * 3+ years’ experience in Commodities Options markets highly preferred, other asset classes such as Equity Options will be considered if from a proprietary trading environment * BS, MS, or PhD, preferably in STEM * You have a quantitative and strategic mindset and a healthy appetite for risk * Strong technical skills in Statistics and Python * You have a proven ability to act and make decisions in a fast-paced and competitive environment * You are analytical, passionate about reflecting on past trades, and always seeking to do better * Experience with managing risk and developing market making strategies * Product experience is preferred * Strong communication and teamwork abilities About Us IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.