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Junior Derivatives Trader

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of experience trading derivatives (including options, forwards, and structured products), with prior sell-side bank experience preferred.
  • Strong fundamentals in derivatives pricing, risk management, and market structure.
  • Strong quantitative and analytical abilities, coding experience (Python, R or similar), and experience with quantitative modeling and data analysis.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, with disciplined risk management and a collaborative, ownership-driven work style.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, execute, and manage trading strategies for digital asset derivatives.
  • Drive P&L growth while maintaining disciplined risk management.
  • Build and refine trading infrastructure, develop new models, and establish durable processes to scale the derivatives business.
  • Collaborate with engineering and quant teams, and coordinate with global colleagues to ensure seamless market operations and high-quality execution.

About the company

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Anchorage Digital

Financial Services

Anchorage Digital makes it simple and secure for institutions to build products and gain exposure to digital assets as the first federally chartered digital asset bank. With secure custody at its core, Anchorage is the premier partner for institutions and corporations. Anchorage offers financial solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at anchorage.com. Anchorage Digital was founded in 2017 to advance institutional participation in digital assets. Anchorage began as the leader in digital asset custody, solving private key security, and expanded its offerings to make every form of institutional participation as seamless as possible through Lending, Trading, Financing, Staking, and Governance, all integrated with secure, regulated custody. Today, Anchorage brings the best of modern security engineering to institutional custody and banking. Anchorage Digital Bank received the first federal banking charter for a digital bank and converted from its South Dakota trust charter in January 2021. Anchorage Digital raised $350 million in a December 2021 Series D funding round that valued Anchorage at over $3 billion. Led by global investment firm KKR, other participants included Goldman Sachs, Andreessen Horowitz, Apollo credit funds, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Blockchain Capital, GIC, Lux Capital, PayPal Ventures, Thoma Bravo and Wellington Management. Its advisors include Stanley Druckenmiller, Kevin Warsh, Max Levchin, and Elad Gil.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryFinancial Services
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.

Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.

The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn. 

  • We are seeking a mid-level derivatives trader to help us build and scale our OTC Derivatives Trading business. If you have a strong foundation in derivatives trading, are passionate about crypto and trading, and thrive in a collaborative, high-energy environment, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:
  • As Trader of OTC Derivatives at Anchorage, you will bring your expertise in trading derivatives (including options, forwards, and structured products) across digital and traditional asset classes to help build and scale a best-in-class trading platform. You will play a key role in executing client business, managing risk, and developing the derivatives trading franchise.
  • In this position, you will:

  • Develop, execute, and manage trading strategies for digital asset derivatives.
  • Drive P&L growth while maintaining disciplined risk management practices.
  • Build and refine trading infrastructure, develop new models, and create durable processes to support the growth and success of our derivatives business.
  • Coordinate closely with team members across the globe to deliver seamless market operations
  • Collaborate with engineering and quant teams to build and enhance trading infrastructure and improve execution quality and risk management systems
  • Provide market color and insights to internal stakeholders and help produce client-facing content.

  • Must Haves:
  • Experience: 3-5 years of experience in trading derivatives including options, forwards, and structured products. Prior sell-side derivatives trading experience at a bank and professional crypto experience are highly valued.
  • Market Knowledge: Possess strong fundamentals in derivatives pricing, risk management, and market structure.
  • Quantitative Skills: Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, coding skills, and excellent attention to detail. Experience with quantitative modeling and data analysis using Python, R or other languages. Experience working with complex financial models, interpreting datasets, and deriving actionable insights to drive trading decisions.
  • Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Culture: Strong attention to detail and disciplined approach to risk management. Intellectual curiosity and a strong desire to learn crypto markets. Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high feedback trading environment. A collaborative team player who demonstrates high levels of ownership in their responsibilities.

  • Although not a requirement, bonus points if:
    You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)
    About Anchorage Digital: Who we are

    The Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in  the evolving digital asset ecosystem. As a diverse team of more than 600 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy. 

    Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.
     
    Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. “Anchorage Digital” refers to services that are offered either through Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, or Anchorage Lending CA, LLC a finance lender licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, License No. 60DBO-11976, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

    Protecting your privacy rights is important to Anchorage Digital, and we work to maintain the trust and confidence of our clients when handling personal or financial information. Please see our privacy policy notices here.

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