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Salary Range: 150000 to 200000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm. We are a team driven by intellectual curiosity, seeking answers that will change not only how we trade in this technological age, but also the future landscape of the trading industry.

Our traders provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETF), and equity index options. Traders partner with our technologists to continually engineer and optimize our trading systems to stay on top of the industry.

As an Experienced Commodities Options Trader, you will help expand and lead Belvedere’s presence in commodity derivatives markets. In this role, you will take ownership of strategy development, pricing, and risk across commodity options products. You’ll bring strong market intuition, quantitative rigor, and a collaborative mindset to a fast-paced environment where we work together to solve complex problems and push our trading capabilities forward.

What you'll do

Become a leader in options market-making, while being recognized and compensated for your contributions within the firm.
Participate in formal education on quantitative concepts to build your trading knowledge.
Lead market-making and execution across commodity options products, guiding pricing, risk parameters, and strategic direction.
Own and refine trading strategies from ideation through execution, generating insights in high-volume and high-volatility markets.
Identify trends and mispricings by leveraging data, market structure knowledge, and an understanding of supply–demand dynamics across commodities.
Collaborate with technologists and quants to enhance analytics, improve models, and systematize trading workflows that scale.
Develop tools to analyze positional opportunities, evaluate risk, and improve options liquidity.
Manage risk with discipline, monitoring exposures in real time and ensuring adherence to Belvedere’s risk philosophy.
Work cross-functionally with research, technology, and trading teams to drive innovation and support the continued evolution of our commodities options trading groups.

What you'll need

3–7+ years of experience trading commodity options (energy, metals, agriculture, or related markets).
Demonstrated success generating PnL, managing complex risk profiles, and navigating fast-moving markets.
Deep understanding of options pricing, volatility dynamics, and commodity market structure, including fundamental drivers.
Proficiency with analytical and programming tools such as Python, R, or SQL, with the ability to work with large datasets and improve modeling or decision-support systems.
Ability to thoughtfully approach decision-making, thrive under pressure and adapt quickly to changing market conditions.
Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented mindset.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

How We Operate - Core Values

Team Belvedere: Work seamlessly with others to achieve shared goals. Foster a positive and supportive environment that brings out the best in your teammates.

Me in Team: Focus on competing and succeeding at the highest level, constantly striving for excellence.

Own It: Actively address challenges and make decisions that drive positive results, taking ownership of both successes and failures.

Build Rockets: Bring forward bold, creative ideas and solutions. Be open to experimentation and willing to take calculated risks.

Passionate Discourse: Encourage and bring innovative, out-of-the-box ideas to discussions, actively contributing to team growth and progress.

Women and underrepresented groups frequently apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications.

We encourage you to break that mold and apply. No candidate is perfect; all have a lot to offer. We welcome your application.

Our Stance

Belvedere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees. Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, military, and veteran status is prohibited. Belvedere encourages initiatives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. Belvedere is committed to providing a positive environment in which team members are treated with respect, dignity, and courtesy. Our firm believes in a dynamic culture of inclusion and diversity, where people thrive on individual and organizational characteristics, values, experiences, and backgrounds.

Please note that Belvedere Trading does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of Team Belvedere. No phone calls, please.

Work Schedule: Regular and reliable attendance during business hours with the ability to be on-site prior to the start of business on occasion

Physical: Ability to remain at a desk and concentrate for long periods of time

Amount of Travel Required: None

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