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Founded in 2018, we have evolved into an\ninstitutional platform combining trading edge with strong governance and advanced technology,\nserving family offices and institutional investors globally.\nThe role\nWe are hiring an Options Execution Researcher to build and optimise systematic execution and\npricing models for digital asset derivatives. This is a role at the intersection of quantitative research\nand live trading - you will develop the models that determine how we trade options, not just\nanalyse them. 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