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About Akuna:
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions and automation. We specialise in providing liquidity as an options market maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies and mathematical models. At Akuna we have a flat structure, where the best idea wins.
About Akuna:
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions and automation. We specialise in providing liquidity as an options market maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies and mathematical models. At Akuna we have a flat structure, where the best idea wins.
Our Founding Partners, including Andrew Killion, first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm's first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, Singapore and London.
What you'll do as a Delta 1 Trader at Akuna:
We are seeking Traders with HFT market-making experience to join a dynamic team in our Sydney office. The ideal candidate will be a motivated individual with a desire to make an immediate impact. Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We're committed to mentoring new Traders to help them apply their prior experience to the problem's we're solving.
As a Delta 1 Trader, you will leverage your previous experience in a market making environment with our proprietary technology to quickly add value to our growing market making business. You will be responsible for Delta 1 research, strategies and execution within an existing options market making team.
Qualities that make great candidates:
* At least 2 years of relevant work experience
* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science or a related/equivalent field
* Strong math aptitude, numerical and quantitative analysis skills
* Entrepreneurial self-starter ready to work in a fast paced, team environment
* Passionate about problem-solving and finding creative solutions in an ever changing market
* The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently while fostering external professional relationships
* Detail-oriented
* Proficiency in Python required, C++ experience is a plus
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Finance and Sales
* Industries
Capital Markets
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