Floor Trader
Hybrid (Chicago, IL / New York, NY)$150k - $200kFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm seeking a seasoned Floor Trader with expertise in single stock equity volatility and open outcry/voice-chat market making. The role involves providing liquidity on trading floors, collaborating with technologists to optimize trading systems, and applying quantitative skills to trading decisions in a fast-paced environment on Cboe/AMEX/MIAX or similar floors.
Responsibilities
- 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
Qualifications
- 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.
Skills
Required:Options market-makingOpen outcry/voice-chat market makingOptions pricing
Benefits
- Discretionary bonuses (eligible for certain positions)
- A variety of benefits referenced on company website
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Belvedere Trading
Market Makers.
Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm located in Chicago, specializing in equity index and commodity derivatives.
proprietary tradingequity index derivativescommodity derivatives
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