Junior Floor Trader

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for global listed derivatives. We leverage cutting edge execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve how financial markets operate.

THE ROLE:

We are seeking a junior trader to join our Options Market Making trading team in Chicago in September 2026. The role’s primary function will be to provide liquidity and execute trades on behalf of Maven while physically located in the CBOE SPX trading pit, leveraging Maven’s proprietary pricing and tooling. The role will additionally involve collaborating with Maven’s in-house traders, and developers to improve all facets of trading on the desk including tooling, pricing and execution

While the role will ultimately be in Chicago, prospective candidates will be expected to undergo training as part of our Graduate Trader Training cohort in London for a duration of approximately five weeks beginning on 7th September 2026.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Execute trades

Create tools and systems to advance the team’s trading and operational processes.

Improve trading and automation tools to support our research, pricing and execution

Day-to-day responsibility for scripts that support the trading activity

Analyse trading strategies and suggest improvements to manage position sizes and exposure

Working with traders to design and improve trading strategies through data analysis, prototyping as well as collaboration with developers

Proactively support operational tasks on the trading desks

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS:

Proactive self-starter with 0-2 years experience in Options Market Making

Ability to make decisions very quickly in a fast paced, high pressure environment

Excellent communicator and teamwork skills

Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with trading partners

Ability to demonstrate interest in financial markets

Outstanding numerical and analytical skills

Excellent attention to detail

Strong Python and Excel skills

Embodiment of Maven’s core values: Integrity and fairness, market leading, creativity, individual and collective success, discipline and accountability

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

5 weeks of training in our London office

401k

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days’ annual leave

Informal dress code

Private healthcare and life assurance

Monthly company events

Total Compensation Range: $150,000-190,000