Floor Trader
Join the pulse of the trading floor at Belvedere Trading, where tradition and innovation converge in the dynamic environment of the Cboe Super Pit or AMEX trading floors. As a Floor Trader, you’ll play a critical role in providing liquidity and driving performance in the open outcry marketplace.
At Belvedere, we’ve built our success on a foundation of intellectual curiosity and continuous improvement. From developing proprietary technology to refining our trading strategies, we are committed to staying at the forefront of the industry. Our traders work seamlessly with our technology teams to optimize models and enhance performance, ensuring we remain agile in an ever-evolving market landscape.
We are seeking a seasoned professional with expertise in single stock equity volatility and a background in open outcry or voice/chat market making. This role offers the opportunity to apply your market insights and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment where every trade makes an impact. Experience on the MIAX Sapphire floor or a comparable options trading floor is strongly preferred, particularly in environments that support large, complex orders and combine proprietary technology with open outcry price discovery.
What you'll do:
- Provide consistent liquidity in assigned options products while supporting efficient, orderly markets.
- Execute floor-based, voice-assisted, or hybrid options trades with precision and strong commercial judgment.
- Apply proprietary pricing models, volatility analysis, and risk frameworks to manage positions and improve trade selection
- Monitor market activity, order flow, and quote quality in real time to identify opportunities and respond quickly to changing conditions
- Partner with technologists and quantitative teams to enhance trading tools, optimize workflows, and improve execution performance
- Contribute market insight, trade feedback, and post-trade analysis to help refine strategy and portfolio management
- Communicate clearly with brokers, counterparties, and internal stakeholders to support effective coordination on the trading floor
- Operate with strong accountability, risk discipline, and a continuous-improvement mindset aligned with firm performance goals
What you'll need:
- 2+ years of experience in options market-making at a proprietary trading firm or comparable trading environment
- Prior floor trading experience on Cboe, AMEX, MIAX or comparable physical exchange
- Strong understanding of options pricing, volatility, market microstructure, and liquidity provision
- An ability to apply quantitative skills and logical reasoning to solve complex problems
- Demonstrated ability to make high-quality decisions under pressure and manage risk in fast-moving markets.
As published by lever · 23 questions · 5 written answers
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